Shula Mozes, Co-founder and Chair of Lamerhav, received the 2018 Presidential Volunteer Medal
“Over the years, Shula Mozes has proven that volunteering in the community and contributing to the community is for her a way of life”. In a festive, moving ceremony held in the Presidential Residence, marking Israel’s 70th anniversary, together with the President Mr. Reuven Rivlin, Ms. Mozes received the Presidential Volunteer Medal for having founded […]
Lamerhav Turns 17!
We gathered together, at-risk young adults and graduates, Lamerhav’s past and present members of staff and management, to celebrate, remember, part ways, cherish and to keep on dreaming, in a very emotional and intimate evening. We began the evening with a flower-arranging workshop that adorned and colored us in an array of colors. Then, we […]
Money Talk: Personal Finance Workshop for ‘Lamerhav’ Participants
‘Lamerhav’ recently launched a personal finance workshop for program participants at stage 3. The workshop is part of an extensive program assisting young adults with budgeting and money management, and includes 8 meetings. Participants will hear presentations by Adi Landau, Lamerhav’s CFO; Benny Shchory from ‘Time to Know’ – Social and Civil Enrichment. Also scheduled […]
Lamerhav: 2017 Year in Review
The vision of Lamerhav is to bring about comprehensive social change through multidimensional, intensive, and long-lasting intervention in the lives of young Israeli adults from low socio-economic backgrounds who lack a family support network, with a view to helping them break through the academic, professional, and social glass ceilings they face, and to ensure their […]
Jerusalem Weekend for ‘Lamerhav’ Afula participants
‘Lamerhav’ held a seminar last weekend in Jerusalem for young adult program participants from Afula, which is in northern Israel. The seminar was made possible due to the support of our valued partners, the Jewish Federation of Fairfield County, and its president, David Weisberg. The goal of the seminar was for the members of the […]
Michael Beck
Michale Beck, a Lamerhav graduate, is studying sculpting, painting and drawing at Bezalel Academy and is still debating his direction in the art world. “It’s very dynamic and evolving”, he says. “I’ve been in boarding schools since age 5, and that was really my starting point and my grasp on life and has given me […]
Ester Friedman
My name is Ester Friedman and I’m a graduate of Lamerhav 2015. I joined the program thanks to my high school guidance counselor, who luckily for me, saw me, my needs, and my abilities, and believed that a supportive and accepting environment would enable me to advance to a better place in life. Over the […]
Bella Alexandrov
What does Lamerhav mean to me? It means taking a deep breath, taking the time to think, and a moment just “to be”. It means lying in a hammock or eating a chocolate chip cookie, and feeling that I’m equal, that someone cares about me, that I’m worth something, loved, and worthy of the opportunities […]
Arik Leyuchin
My name is Arik, I’m 28 and I’m from Holon. I’m in my 4th year studying accounting and I also work part time. In 2015, two years after my military service, I decided I wanted to learn how the business world is run. I was very curious about this field and so, following a lot […]
