This summer, 3,500 Israeli teenagers are preparing to change the lives of tens of thousands of younger children. At HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed's (NOAL) eight-day Leadership Training Institute, they arrive as participants. They leave as educators. Teenagers from across the country gather during summer break for eight days at the NOAL's Leadership Training Institute, one of the youth movement's flagship educational programs. We believe that the some of the most powerful educators

Yemanu Binyamin Zelka Z''L Last month, the murder of 21 year old Yemanu Binyamin Zelka shocked Israeli society. Yemanu, an Ethiopian Israeli from Petah Tikva, was stabbed after asking a group of teenagers to stop spraying party foam inside the restaurant where he worked. He died of his wounds the following day. Nineteen minors between the ages of 12 and 17 were arrested in connection with the attack. His murder struck a painful nerve in a country already struggling with risin

In one such program, held in a hotel for evacuated families in Tel Aviv, an unassuming protected underground parking area was transformed into a magical place of activity and connection. Children of different ages gathered each day, some meeting for the first time in the hotel, others neighbors from the same buildings. Together with youth counselors from NOAL’s 12th grade, they created an environment that was safe, welcoming, and, importantly, something to look forward to eac

Volunteers from Dror Israel and NOAL youth movement arrived to help residents recover and to show that the community is not facing this crisis alone.