Lev Paasche-Orlow
Red Zones and Quarantined Teens
This blog post is written by Lev, a Yahel fellow living in Ramat Eliyahu. This post was written in late February. Fortunately, the...
Vic Moissis
Communication with Minimal Language Skills
This blog post is written by Vic, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. This is the first blog of a...
Yahel Israel
Awe and Meaning
I never believed in God before I met Lod. Those who know me would be absolutely, positively shocked to know that I identified as an...
Ethan Kahn
Ahlan wa sahlan, welcome to the balagan!
This blog post is written by Ethan, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. “Sababa.” “Walla?” “Ahla!” — many American Jews exposed to Israeli...
Carina Pulver
Schools on Zoom: A reality that transcends borders
It’s 9:20 am and I’m setting up my laptop on the dining room table in our apartment in Ramat Eliyahu, Rishon LeZion. A notebook and a pen...
Daniel Cohen
Understanding Generosity in Lod
This blog post is written by Daniel, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. My first week out and about in Lod, I and a few other Yahelnikim...
Sarah Burgers
A Week During Seger
This blog post is written by Sarah, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. Note: "seger" is the Hebrew word for closures due to COVID-19. Sunday...
Vaishnavi Satyavolu
On Being An "Outsider"
This week's blog post is written by Vaishnavi, a fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. If I had a Shekel for...
Robin White
Little Russia – Ganei Aviv
This blog post is written by Robin, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. There is a substantial Russian population in Lod, and many Olim...
Adam Fogelman Chanes
The Lod You Might Not See: Your Local Neighborhood Cult
This week's blog post is written by Adam, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. I live on the corner of Einstein Street and Shlomo HaMelekh...