Sar-El: “A Deeply Rewarding Experience”
Day 1: I awake to a bright and sunny morning in
Why are you doing this? Pretty much everyone I talked to about Sar El asked that same question.
Recent articles have appeared comparing two groups of people living
In the Czech Republic and the whole of Central Europe, we very often and closely return to the historical lesson
Six years ago at age 50 I served my first SAR-EL Service and had an absolutely great time.
There are some decisions that will take me forever to make. My decision to take a semester off
Sar-El volunteers visit Beit Halochem (the organization for Israel’s disabled soldiers).
Sar-El volunteers recently attended a dedication ceremony held in Tel Aviv to inaugurate the Davidi Ambulance,
Since I first read about Sar-El in a magazine of the German-Israeli society (Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft)
I wanted to take this opportunity to share my experiences with the Sar-El Program.
Finally,after months of waiting, I will be back to Sar-El in March to do two more programs.
Last week I was privileged to be at a Manchester ((UK) Zionist Council meeting where two IDF Officers
Sar-El is once again pleased to have hosted another Bar Mitzvah on an IDF base.
The chamsin [hot desert wind] was blowing and the extreme heat was almost unbearable as we uncovered tanks
It is a changing world, and the French saying- ‘Plus ca change, plus c’est meme chose’
I have done Sar-El a number of times. The first was because I felt a need to contribute to Israel.
Last summer, everything was set, all my papers, my tickets and, not least, my expectations.
This was my fifth Sar-El stint, and as with every other one, this again was the best.
Before I begin recounting my first Sar-El experience I think it would be appropriate to explain the origin of Sar-El.
As many of you know, I participate in the Sar-El Program which involves work on an army base in Israel.
When I arrived in the early hours of the morning at Ben Gurion Airport, I was rather apprehensive but excited.
Four people from Indiana recently returned from Israel after performing two weeks
After returning from my base, I wrote this brief article and it is published today on Times of Israel
When my husband Jeff and I arrived in Israel to volunteer on Sar-El
This October was my 6th volunteer stint with SAR-EL and essentially the third with
I always had a positive attitude about Israel although I wasn’t there until last December.