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Village Way communities remain a safe haven during Israel’s third lockdown. Yemin Orde Youth Village and our Village Way partner communities remain a safe haven for at-risk youth despite Israel’s third national lockdown due to rising coronavirus cases. Education officials granted permission for youth villages and therapeutic residential communities to operate so their populations of […]
Reflections on the deep emotional needs of our youth as they return to Village life. Batya Shmueli is a beloved staff member who serves as Resource Development and Community Relations Manager at Yemin Orde Youth Village. Dear Friends, I hope you and your families are well and safe. As for my work, I can report […]
Village Way leadership announces youth, educators will return to classes. Village Way leadership issued the following coronavirus crisis updates for Yemin Orde Youth Village and Village Way Educational Initiatives. For the time being, the situation at the Village and in our partner educational communities is dynamic, with youth returning to school and and staff and […]
From a day of remembrance and mourning into a day of joy and celebration. Jewish and Israel education is integrated into the daily life of Yemin Orde Youth Village and experienced in a real, vibrant and meaningful way. While some youth are still quarantined and social distancing remains, everyone commemorated Israel’s Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron) […]
Personal message from Shmuli Bing, Director, Yemin Orde Youth Village What is it like to see our kids from the confines of a walled-in building? If I was asked this question about two months ago, I would have thought it was a terrifying movie script. But today when I walked around the Village tears came […]
Small groups of youth at Village continue to keep Eco-Farm humming along. Yemin Orde’s Eco-Farm has provided opportunity for new learning experiences for our youth who remain at the Village during the coronavirus crisis. Small groups of youth, now called “family units” gather at the Eco-Farm with informal educators and participate in team-building exercises and […]
Updates on the living and learning environment for the 110 youth currently residing at the Village. https://www.impact-israel.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ela-1.mp4 Yemin Orde teen, Ela, extends greetings to everyone as she remains at home, outside the Village, and concentrates on her schoolwork and artwork. Shmuli Bing, Director, Yemin Orde Youth Village, recently provided a video update on the activities […]
Dotan Levi is Director of the Village Way Educational Institute and author of The Village Way Guidebook. The Torah speaks of four children: one wise, one wicked, one simple, and one who does not Dotan Levi know how to ask. Much has been said about these four children. The four boys and girls are actually, […]
Helping others during difficult times is a blessing. Young Men Making A Difference Participants of the Village Way Educational Initiatives’s gap-year pre-military leadership program (Mechina in Hebrew) are delivering meals and medicine to seniors in the community of Hatzor, where the Mechina is located. During the coronavirus crisis, these young men have volunteered to return […]
Thank you to our Village Way educators who provide tireless dedication and care of our youth who remain in their homes or are still in their village communities. Our Village Way facilitators remain in regular (remote) contact with staff and educators at our partner educational communities. The children who need us most at this time […]