Yemin Orde Youth Village's $21 million rebuilding project is officially underway. The Village will remain open during the construction period and daily activities will proceed as usual for the children, staff and visitors to the Village. Your help is still needed to close a $1.7 million shortfall needed to complete the project within the two year time frame.
Yemin Orde graduate Techilo Abie is an aspiring writer. He received encouragement to follow his dreams when he arrived at the Village as a teenager from Gondar, Ethiopia in 2004. At Yemin Orde, Techilo excelled in his studies and became a proficient writer who recently completed his first novel - a moving story that teaches us about growing up in Ethiopia!
home at Yemin Orde's ecological center. Did you know that goats are one of the most effective fire prevention tools available? The presence of the goats at the center will enhance the children's education process: caring for animals, taking responsibility, and learning about products that are produced by goats and more.
This year's participants in Yemin Orde's Pre-Military Leadership Program for Immigrant Youth, the Mechina, are fortunate to begin their one-year training in a new and comfortable facility conducive to learning and the rigorous challenges before them. Enrollment at Yemin Orde's Mechina is primarily immigrant youth from underserved communities. The Mechina offers programs to enhance leadership skills in preparation for meaningful military service and a productive civilian life.
Visitors are always welcome at Yemin Orde! Recently, friends from the Jewish Federation of Reading/Lehigh Valley toured the Village and had lunch with children, staff and graduates. Also, Rabbi Peter Rubinstein of New York's Central Synagogue and friends stopped by as they were "stuck" in Israel because of travel delays caused by Hurricane Sandy. What better place to spend unplanned time than Yemin Orde Youth Village?!
Friends of Yemin Orde invites you to join us for a special trip to Kiev and Israel, Oct. 10-17, 2013, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Yemin Orde Youth Village. In Kiev, we'll learn about Jewish life in Ukraine and meet the families of Yemin Orde students. In Israel, we'll have special access to scholars and high-ranking military and political leaders as well as treated to an insider's tour of Yemin Orde. Don't miss this amazing adventure!
Yemin Orde Youth Village's $21 million rebuilding project is officially underway. The Village will remain open during the construction period and daily activities will proceed as usual for the children, staff and visitors to the Village. Your help is still needed to close a $1.7 million shortfall needed to complete the project within the two year time frame. 
Yemin Orde graduate Techilo Abie is an aspiring writer. He received encouragement to follow his dreams when he arrived at the Village as a teenager from Gondar, Ethiopia in 2004. At Yemin Orde, Techilo excelled in his studies and became a proficient writer who recently completed his first novel - a moving story that teaches us about growing up in Ethiopia! 
