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ImpactIsrael is pleased to welcome new and returning members to its volunteer Board of Directors and Board Observers. The new Board members were unanimously elected during ImpactIsrael’s November 2017 biannual board meeting in New York City. They will serve a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2018. Board Observers are next-generation members who serve a […]
Canadian Doris Ekdahl z”l lived a quiet and humble life devoted to helping others through her many volunteer efforts in her community and, ultimately, through her generous legacy to Yemin Orde’s at-risk youth. When Doris passed away in March 2016 at the age of 86, she stated in her will that she wanted to help Israel’s young […]
B’nai Mitzvah program provides opportunities to help Israel’s fragile youth in meaningful ways. Two teens who live on opposite sides of the United States recently completed B’nai Mitzvah “tzedakah” projects that raised funds for Yemin Orde Youth Village, learned about the fulfillment of helping others, and made lasting connections to the Village and to Israel. […]
The Henry and Marcel Blank soccer field complex is dedicated to the memory of two Jewish athletes who perished in WWII. Yemin Orde dedicated its new soccer field complex on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, to the memory of two Jewish athletes and avid soccer players who played on the Maccabia team of Rzeszow, Poland and […]
Yemin Orde Youth Village received the sacred gift of a new Sefer Torah that was donated to the Village by the family of a young girl who was murdered by terrorists in 2003. The dedication of a new Sefer Torah is typically celebrated in a synagogue with great joy. Indeed, this gift brought much celebration […]
A group of students from Adivi Ashkelon Ort Technology High School recently returned from a two-day camping and hiking trip. The school is a partner educational community of Village Way Educational Initiatives (VWEI). The “Israeli Journey,” modeled after Yemin Orde’s annual Challenge (Etgar) Hike, tests the students physical and emotional endurance, strengthens connections to other students […]
In Yemin Orde’s third annual Debate Championship, 11 participants explored a range of social and deeply personal issues—from the importance of actively caring for the environment to how agriculture and technology contribute to Israel. One emotional speech discussed the distress of his parents’ divorce and another student spoke about the adversity of being an orphan. […]
Thank you and mazel tov to 12-year-old Talia Jacobsohn who raised more than $3,000 for her B’nai Mitzvah tzedekah project to help support Yemin Orde’s art therapy program. Talia, who is in the seventh grade at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD, is an avid artist. She focuses her work on two-dimensional […]
Yemin Orde’s annual Challenge (Etgar) Hike tests 12th graders outdoor survival skills with a four-day, 100 kilometer trek from Mount Meron to the Village. Mount Meron, located in northern Israel, has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and is a beautiful nature reserve. For our youth, the challenge hike reinforces their connection to the Land of […]
South Florida provided a warm welcome to representatives of Yemin Orde who recently toured the region to introduce the Village Way to new friends. Batya Shmueli, who serves as Resource Development and Community Relations Manager at Yemin Orde, and Sandro Golis, a graduate of Yemin Orde, discussed their personal journeys to Israel and how the Village impacted […]