Creating Calm: Restorative Trips for Families Under Fire
In addition to our ongoing Restorative Trips for Youth , which bring around 300 children each week out of the rocket-stricken north for...
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Mirit Sulema
Sep 233 min read
A letter from the North, Under Fire
During this past year, we’ve been sleeping with the window open, in our nice pajamas—ones that are presentable in case we run into the...
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Sivan Bamberger
Aug 262 min read
Rebuilding Israel's Social Fabric: Dror Israel's Educators' Communities
In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks and the ongoing conflict, Israel’s border communities have been deeply impacted, with many...
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Noam Schlanger
Jul 122 min read
Rebuilding Community: Dror Israel Educators in Sderot
After 5 months as living as internal refugees, the educators’ kibbutz of Dror Israel returned to Sderot in March. Despite fresh memories...
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Phia Blumenthal
May 262 min read
New Project Invites Young Israelis to Rethink Yom HaAtzmaut in Days of War
When it comes to the transition between commemorating the fallen Yom HaZikaron and celebrating Israel’s independence on Yom HaAtzmaut,...
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Joanna Zeiger-Guerra
Feb 222 min read
Empowering Local Leaders for Emergency Preparedness in the North
In these times of escalating threat, additional northern communities face possibility of evacuation and more communities prepare to...
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Sivan Bamberger
Nov 20, 20233 min read
Emergency Efforts on the Ground- Sderot Evacuees' Leadership Committee
Evacuated members of Dror Israel’s Educators’ Kibbutz from Sderot are continuing their community organizing now in evacuee centers.
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Carmi Tint
Aug 24, 20231 min read
S’mores and Schmoozing: Fostering Connections among Israel's Elderly
Remember the crackling campfire and songs shared with friends? For the members of Dror Israel's senior citizen social groups, these...
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Daniel Chard
Jun 29, 20233 min read
Dror Israel: Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth and Building a More Inclusive Israel
In the vibrant tapestry of Israeli society, the month of Pride shines a light on the LGBTQ+ community, bringing with it various events...
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Noam Schlanger
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Empowering Senior Citizens: Building Social Connections and Strengthening Communities
At Dror Israel, we believe in the power of community and the importance of supporting individuals in all stages of life. While our...
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Mirit Sulema
May 21, 20232 min read
Dror Israel's educators respond quickly to the needs of Israel's most vulnerable
Earlier this month, as rockets began to fly from Gaza aimed at Israel's southern cities, Dror Israel educators sprung into action.
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Phia Blumenthal
Mar 26, 20232 min read
In Rehovot and Across the Country, Civil Discourse Creates Opportunity for Cooperation
As Israel celebrates its 75th birthday, political tensions are everywhere and the government's proposed judicial reform has added...
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Mirit Sulema
Jan 25, 20232 min read
Community Gardens Blossoming in Rehovot
With a handful of seeds and a lot of hard work, a plot of empty dirt can become a place for fruitful social gathering. Community gardens...
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Carmi Tint
Jan 20, 20233 min read
You have to see it to believe it: a neighborhood bike cooperative for Jews, Arabs and Bedouins
If you were to wander by the Gimmel Neighborhood Park in the southern city of Beersheva on a regular Monday afternoon, you might not...
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Noam Schlanger
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Dror Israel’s Unique Forgiveness Tours Reach a Plethora of Audiences
In the days leading up to Yom Kippur every year, many people take part in what are called “Forgiveness Tours”. The tour consists of a...
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Phia Blumenthal
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Summer Fun for Ukrainian Refugee Teens in Be'er Sheva
Over the course of July and August, Eitan Goldstein, a Dror Israel educator, organized a summer program for 30 teens who have recently...
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Eran Shapiro
Jun 7, 20225 min read
Eran's Israeli Journey- Mitzpe Ramon: A Cooperative in the Desert!
Although the journey down to Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert is long, I have been really enjoying my time on trains and buses in Israel....
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Debbie Cohen
May 12, 20225 min read
The New Pioneers: Being the change they wish to see in the world
Dror Israel's Keren Sagi was highlighted as one of Israel's "New Pioneers" who are changing society today for her work in Haifa.
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Noam Schlanger
Apr 27, 20222 min read
An Evening of Hope... and Pastries.
“See the Jews and Arabs sitting down together entertaining one another with instruments of music, See a Jewish woman dressed in an Arab...
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Eran Shapiro
Mar 27, 20225 min read
Eran's Israeli Journey- Dror's Educator's Community in Akko
This week I visited Dror’s educator’s community– or urban kibbutz– in Akko. I arrived by train and met my gracious host for the day,...
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