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 Paul to the list….and they say it would not have happened without the help and direction of Skilled Volunteers for Israel. With the enthusiasm of the early Zionist pioneers, Continue Reading »
I have volunteered many times in Israel, but this was my first experience with Skilled Volunteers for Israel (SVFI). I would definitely recommend this friendly and personal organisation, started by Marla Gamoran from the USA. The organisation gave me access to places I could not have sourced on my own. We were in Israel over Continue Reading »
To tell you the truth I didn’t think that they could pull it off. How was I going to explain to these enthusiastic energetic people, this highly specific focused skill that I had with which I wanted to volunteer my time with in Israel. I had been to Israel a few times in my life, Continue Reading »
I recently returned from volunteering in Israel for 5 weeks with my daughter Molly. This has been my third winter spent volunteering in Israel; however, the first with a travel buddy. Molly had graduated from college in December and had time to travel before she started graduate school in the summer. She had heard me Continue Reading »
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One week from now I will be somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, on my way back to Pittsburgh. Much has happened since my last post in mid-December, 2013. Here is how it all turned out: At the end of my first two months here, I noticed a real improvement in my Hebrew — both listening Continue Reading »
My goals when I applied to Skilled Volunteers for Israel were simple: find an “excuse” to spend a few months in Israel; reconnect with the family that hosted me as a high school student for 6 months in 1970; revive and improve my Hebrew; get to know Jerusalem; and “understand” Israel today. My training and Continue Reading »
Volunteering at Melabev, a daycare center for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia I have volunteered with all three groups at Melabev, each at different level of cognitive functioning, and each group having activities appropriately tailored to same. People who attend the program are called members and Melabev is called a club. When I was Continue Reading »
Submitted by Lani Brayer, Melbourne Australia Our journey to Abu Kwedar began with the search for a bridge that was situated just off the main highway. It was dark, therefore the bridge not clearly visible. I immediately thought to myself whether this scene was an allegory for what we were about to witness: the bridge, Continue Reading »
I would like to share my experience of volunteering at Kagan Klass, an after school centre in Katamonim . The centre was originally established in the 1950s and has served to assist the children of immigrants who need extra support with their education. Currently the majority of the children who attend the centre are the Continue Reading »
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