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Launching the 2015 Volunteers in the Negev – First Impressions
  • May 4, 2015
  • 4 min
Blog

Launching the 2015 Volunteers in the Negev – First Impressions

The 2015 Volunteers in the Negev program launched on Thursday, April 30, 2015.  Six volunteers from Miami landed at Ben Gurion Airport in...
Jerusalem’s “Gold”
  • Mar 30, 2015
  • 2 min
Blog

Jerusalem’s “Gold”

In case you’ve been living under a rock, you probably noticed that this past month there were elections here in Israel. Results of the...
Two Settings = One Wonderful Volunteer Experience
  • Feb 24, 2015
  • 2 min
Blog

Two Settings = One Wonderful Volunteer Experience

My introduction to Skilled Volunteers for Israel began with the thorough application process used to learn about each other. It was...
Best Place to Be
  • Feb 24, 2015
  • 2 min
Jerusalem

Best Place to Be

In one room, four pre-teen girls closely followed the complicated sequence of Zumba steps their teacher, Lisa, was doing in time to the...
A Perfect Match!
  • Feb 24, 2015
  • 2 min
Blog

A Perfect Match!

“Collaboration” could easily be my middle name. My professional life within the educational, nonprofit world depended on working closely...
A Week of Caring and Contributing
  • Feb 6, 2015
  • 3 min
Blog

A Week of Caring and Contributing

I have just returned to the UK after an inspiring and rewarding week and I feel privileged to have experienced the amazing, warm, caring...
Volunteering:  Unpeeling The Dimensions of Israel
  • Feb 5, 2015
  • 2 min
Blog

Volunteering: Unpeeling The Dimensions of Israel

In December 2014, I had the honor and pleasure of volunteering in Israel for a month.  Having toured and studied in Israel many times I...
  • Dec 24, 2014
  • 2 min
Blog

Double Volunteer Opportunities in Jerusalem

Like many Jews, I often desired to go to Israel to nourish my Jewish roots in the land of our ancestors. So, when we enrolled our...
Building Bridges
  • Nov 12, 2014
  • 2 min
Blog

Building Bridges

Skilled Volunteers for Israel arranged for two placements for me during my stay, Israel Elwyn and the Fair Tourism Project of the...
Summer Camp in Jerusalem
  • Aug 27, 2014
  • 1 min
Blog

Summer Camp in Jerusalem

This summer, with the help of Skilled Volunteers for Israel, I had the opportunity to work at Camp Shutaf, an inclusion camp for kids...
So Many Stories
  • Aug 27, 2014
  • 1 min
Blog

So Many Stories

This summer I volunteered at Melabev three times a week for three weeks.  Melabev is a day care center for individuals suffering from...
Meeting “Builders of Israel” at Jerusalem Memory Club
  • Aug 26, 2014
  • 4 min
Blog

Meeting “Builders of Israel” at Jerusalem Memory Club

For a while, I have dreamed of volunteering at a senior center in Israel. I love working with the elderly- their sense of perspective,...
Marketing Plan & Toolkit from a 3 week volunteer
  • Aug 15, 2014
  • 2 min
Blog

Marketing Plan & Toolkit from a 3 week volunteer

I volunteered at Be-Atzmi, an important Israeli NGO working with unemployed and underprivileged Israelis to integrate them into stable...
Inspired by Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel
  • Aug 13, 2014
  • 3 min
Blog

Inspired by Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel

I was very excited to see the “Volunteer & Study” option on the Conservative Yeshiva website a few months ago. As I was interested in...
Accomplishing Something in 3 Short Weeks
  • Aug 1, 2014
  • 1 min
Blog

Accomplishing Something in 3 Short Weeks

Recently, I spent three weeks in Jerusalem living, learning and volunteering. I spent the mornings studying Talmud at the Conservative...
My Small Contribution to Keeping the Peace
  • Jul 22, 2014
  • 3 min
Blog

My Small Contribution to Keeping the Peace

Last week, I found myself herding autistic elementary school students at a school I’d never been to before into a bomb shelter—for...
ESL Volunteer in Tel Aviv
  • Jul 11, 2014
  • 3 min
Blog

ESL Volunteer in Tel Aviv

Roz had a particular interest in teaching ESL and working with Ethiopian students.  She shares a story about her volunteer experience:...
Unusual Skills = Unusual Volunteer Opportunity
  • Jun 18, 2014
  • 2 min
Blog

Unusual Skills = Unusual Volunteer Opportunity

I realize Asian art is a very narrow focus. Even in the U.S., it’s quite a specialized field, and I was only aware of one museum in...
Making a Difference in the Negev
  • May 28, 2014
  • 3 min
Blog

Making a Difference in the Negev

How many people do you know who actually seize the moment and go off on the adventure they always wanted to have?  Well, add Kala and Jim...
Koalas and Kangaroos in Zichron Yaakov
  • May 26, 2014
  • 3 min
Blog

Koalas and Kangaroos in Zichron Yaakov

We were in Israel over Pesach, so I had limited time to volunteer on this trip. As we were based in Zichron Ya’akov, and I wasn’t sure if...
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