Lena Shenmesh Rifkin
Lamerhav to me is like winning the lottery. This is an opportunity not to be missed. Lamerhav is one big family that only knows how to give and give, embrace and love, support and guide, and most importantly, accepts you as you are! How did you get to Lamerhav and what is your first memory […]
Lena Shemesh Rifkin: My Lamerhav experience
Lamerhav to me is like winning the lottery. This is an opportunity not to be missed. Lamerhav is one big family that only knows how
to give and give, embrace and love, support and guide, and most
importantly, accepts you as you are!
Chutes and Ladders Conference
On September 22nd, the Chutes and Ladders conference took place at the Lauder Employment Center in Beer Sheva. The conference dealt with the development of innovative models for the employment of young adults in the South, as part of the “Working Together Initiative (WTI), which is professionally supervised by Lamerhav
The Working Together Initiative (WTI) Meets the Director General of the Social Services.
On Monday, September 16th, 2019, Mr. Avigdor Kaplan, Director General of the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services, came for a visit in Beer Sheva, where the Working Together Initiative was presented to him. Together, the partners discussed the initiative to integrate young adults into meaningful employment in the south of the country. […]
National Seminar at the Kinneret
On September 11th, the Stage Three young adults from all Lamerhav houses in Israel went on an annual seminar at Kibbutz Ha’on. The seminar, which is a highlight event in the mentoring process, is an annual communal meeting for all the young adults and staff members. It also gives us the opportunity to spend two […]
Meet the Staff: Zeev Borchuk
Meet zeev Borchuk. Zeev is an activity coordinator and counselor at Lamerhav house in Afula. He is married and the father of Asaf and Aviv. He holds a Bachelor of Psychology from the Open University. He has 10 years of experience as an instructor at WIZO Nir Ha’Emek youth village, and 5 years at Lamerhav […]
Moving On to a Chat: Workers’ Rights For Released Soldiers
At the end of September 2019, a unique chat group was opened for released soldiers on the topic of utilization of employee rights. The group deals with labor rights and offers a forum where they can ask questions and receive important information in a professional and accessible platform. The group is actively led by Adi […]
Gil Tankus – My Lamerhav experience
Lamerhav was a place where I could be at the center. A place where I felt that I could evolve in the direction I wanted to go, and yet, explore other possibilities in a containing environment. Lamerhav was a fun place, a place where I could just hang out on the lawn or on the couch, play the guitar and enter into philosophical discussions with the other counsellors and young adults around. Lamerhav was a place of discussions, and arguments and compromise and agreement, almost every emotion in the range of emotions came up at one time or another. It’s difficult to summarize in a paragraph “what Lamerhav is to me” – perhaps because it is impossible.
One Big Happy Family: Seminar at Lamerhav House In Afula
Last weekend, the young adults of the Lamerhav House in Afula went on an annual seminar designed for the participants of all stages. The seminar is an annual highlight event in the mentoring process, as the summer marks the transition between the various stages in the program, and also serves as an opportunity to celebrate the end of the joint annual process.
