William Van den broeck
Encountering Different Voices and Learning From Different Perspectives
This week's blog post is written by Will, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. Like many diaspora Jews, I grew up with a deep connection to...
Daniel Cohen
Celebrating Shabbat-Iftar—With the Druze Community
This blog post is written by Daniel, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. On a recent weekend excursion, I and a few Yahelnikim attended a trip...
Pratiksha Balaji
Home Away From Home
This blog post is written by Pratiksha, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. If someone asked me...
Vic Moissis
Facilitating activities in a foreign language setting
This blog post is written by Vic, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. This is Part 2...
Sofayia Levin
It Takes a Village
This blog post is written by Sofie, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. They say it takes a village...
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...