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Graduation is always a special time at Yemin Orde. But, this year it was particularly meaningful, as the Village held its first ceremony since 2019. The class of 2021 had to endure one of the most difficult learning environments since the Mount Carmel fires over a decade ago. Not only did they spend the bulk […]
IsraElite Remembers Fallen Soldiers On Israel’s Memorial Day, called Yom HaZikaron in Hebrew, many communities cancelled large in-person ceremonies and, instead, prepared meaningful activities geared to small groups. At IsraElite, Yemin Orde’s young women’s gap-year leadership program located in Migdal HaEmek, participants prepared special care packages that they placed at “memorial stations” outside the homes […]
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 […]
Village Way educators offer learning opportunities that reflect core elements of the Village Way. At Miftan Tamra High School, a technological school in the Arab city of Tamra, students found new ways of combining “Tikkun Olam” and “Anchors in the Past”, two important components of the Village Way. To celebrate the Prophet Muhammed’s birthday, which […]
ImpactIsrael receives extraordinary gift that allows for completion of funding needed to build two major capital projects at Yemin Orde Youth Village. We are pleased to announce that ImpactIsrael has received a transformative gift of $1.5 million from longtime donors Kathy and Michael Azeez. This gift will allow for the completion of funding needed to […]
Energy and excitement marked this graduation ceremony for 96 high school seniors. Yemin Orde’s high school graduation ceremony, and the evening festivities that follow, reflect the energy and excitement of this important milestone in the lives of the Village’s 96 graduates, who are Israel’s next generation of promising young leaders. Hundreds of friends, family members […]
Yemin Orde graduate, Roi Etenesh, is a role model with a bright and promising future in Israel. Yemin Orde graduate, Roi Etenesh, and Susan Weijel, Deputy Director, Yemin Orde Youth Village and Village Way Educational Initiatives recently completed a two-week tour of the United States. Roi shared his inspiring story of resilience after spending eight […]
At Yemin Orde Youth Village, youth and staff unite to celebrate the Ethiopian festival of Sigd. The Sigd holiday is an ancient festival of the Ethiopian Jewish community which is celebrated 50 days following Yom Kippur. The community marks the renewal of the covenant between the Jewish people, God and Torah. The government of Israel […]
Village Way’s gap-year leadership program for women, called IsraElite, cited for outstanding volunteer efforts. Village Way’s gap-year leadership program for young women, called IsraElite, received the 2018 Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Efforts. The award honored IsraElite participants for their dedication and volunteer efforts in the Migdal HaEmek community, the northern Israeli town where the program […]
Grant will match new and increased gifts over the next two years ImpactIsrael has received a two-year $172,000 challenge grant from a private foundation that wishes to remain anonymous. The grant will match dollar for dollar, up to a maximum of $21,500 per donor, per year, all new and increased gifts to ImpactIsrael. Funds raised by […]