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June was a month of endings and beginnings at Yahel.
As the 2025–2026 Yahel Social Change Fellowship came to a close, our summer Service Learning season kicked into high gear.
In June alone, 15 volunteer groups and 408 volunteers joined us in communities across Israel. Together, they supported local organizations and community spaces and took part in hands-on service projects with partners nationwide.
At the same time, we celebrated a year of growth, learning, and impact with the 2025–2026 Yahel Social Change Fellowship cohort as they completed their fellowship journey.
Here’s a look back at a month that captured what Yahel is all about: service, community, and social change.
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14/06/2026
Last week, we worked with international volunteers all over the country. Check out the photos to see what they made happen!
Tel Aviv - Showing up for Asylum Seekers
A Tailor Made Birthright group from New York and Montreal spent the day at ASSAF,a grassroots organization providing aid to refugees and asylum seekers in Israel, organizing food packages and helping improve community spaces in the organization’s center.
Kfar Truman - Getting to work on an animal rescue farm
Ron’s Farm welcomed an international Tailor Made Birthright group of volunteers from London, New York, and Chicago. At this educational and therapeutic animal rescue farm, volunteers cleared a pathway leading to the animals’ grazing area. Their work supported the farm’s ongoing care for both people and animals.
Jerusalem - Making space for the Clubhouse Community
Volunteers from a Russian-speaking Birthright group joined members of the local Ethiopian Church and Talmud Torah communities for a special day supporting Clubhouse, a community for people coping with mental health challenges. Together, they cleaned a large courtyard, cleared away waste, and relocated a second-hand shop, helping create a more welcoming and functional space.
Haifa - Support for Israel's northern border
In a special volunteer project initiated by our Haifa Hub team and funded through our emergency crowdfunding campaign , the same Russian speaking Birthright group that volunteered in Jerusalem, travelled to Haifa and packed food boxes for communities along Israel’s northern border. The initiative responded to ongoing needs in the region, connecting volunteers directly with communities facing continued challenges.
Lod - Gardening and cultural preservation
Russian speaking volunteers partnered with the local community center in Ramat Eshkol to support both cultural preservation and community gardening. They helped strengthen a traditional Ethiopian Godjo house and worked in the community garden, preparing beds with fresh soil and compost for future planting
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