https://youtu.be/yF7jJ376M4o Reem Younis, Co-Chair of Hand in Hand's Board of Directors, is a pioneering tech entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Alpha Omega, a leading medical engineering company. She's also the proud grandmother of two students at the Hand in Hand Haifa preschool. A lifelong advocate for equality, integration, and partnership between…

https://youtu.be/Hm9uD-3Xt38 Meet Nay, Hadir, Sahara, Yotam, Evyatar and Hamudi—6th grade students at the Hand in Hand Kfar Saba "Alif-Beit" school. They met in preschool 7 years ago, and this June they will be graduating from elementary school. We sat down and asked them some big questions—about what it's like studying…

https://youtu.be/jUyJXRPlIjQ It's hard to talk about peace right now.As advocates for peace and shared society, it’s our responsibility to keep this vision alive. This means having the hard yet essential conversations to make it a reality. In this thought-provoking one-hour webinar, we explore what it takes to enable reconciliation—even and especially in the midst of war. Reconciliation Begins…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45HqQ2qcg2k Earlier this year, the New Israel Fund (NIF) hosted an evening with Hand in Hand’s Director of Communities, Shada Edress Mansour, and Director of Communications, Ofer Matan, at the Center for Social Innovation in Toronto. The conversation, moderated by activist and educator Daniel Roth, offered a glimpse into the…

https://youtu.be/NbYUEOZaqac What sets Hand in Hand's educators apart? Well, a lot! For one, our teachers work in co-teaching teams, so their starting point is one of cooperation, partnership, and the pursuit of mutual understanding. The truth is, our teachers learn from one another nonstop.  One of the ways we facilitate this continual learning is…

https://youtu.be/Q7eaBAlgB7M In December 2024, we hosted a webinar titled "Anchors in the Storm," featuring HIH Principal Mohammad Kundos and longtime HIH parent Rebecca Bardach. During the webinar, Mohammad answered a question about how his school and team of educators responded to the events and aftermath of October 7th, 2023. Below…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbCC0OdA98 What do music, theater, and bilingual education have in common? They can all serve as tools for social change, according to HIH Kfar Saba Principal Mohammad Kundos. Mohammad wears many hats—educator, artist, musician, and theater actor—and he has long studied how art and education can support the creation of a…

Some stories of transformation begin on the first day of preschool and never end. Meet Amal Hayek: He attended the Max Rayne HIH Jerusalem school from age 3 to 18, and is now a parent to two HIH Haifa preschoolers. Along the way Amal has been a constant ambassador of Hand in Hand’s mission,…

https://youtu.be/4PV3ywgskCw Welcome to Muna and Zehavit's bilingual 2nd grade classroom at the Hand in Hand Kfar Saba school! In this 2-minute video, you'll find snippets of a Hannukah-themed lesson plan, which exemplifies just how HIH's core values—inclusion, peace, and equality—are brought to life in the classroom. These remarkable co-teachers, like…

https://youtu.be/_SiM_yjwjBo Mohammad is principal of the HIH “Alif-Beit” school in Kfar Saba, and like many in our Hand in Hand community, has relatives living in Gaza. Mohammad’s family hasn’t been able to reach their Gazan cousins since the war broke out, and it’s been a constant source of worry and fear for…

https://youtu.be/enNufmVTDDU For Rebecca Bardach—a veteran Hand in Hand parent and former staff member, writer, and activist—the events and aftermath of October 7th hit particularly close to home. Just days after the attack, Rebecca and her family received devastating news: their beloved cousin Hersh Goldberg-Polin z”l was abducted to Gaza. Over the next year Hersh’s family fought…

Few tech leaders in Israel are as well known and esteemed as Reem Younis. An entrepreneur, activist, Co-Chair of our Israeli Board of Directors (we are so lucky to have her!), Co-Founder of Alpha Omega, and also—a grandmother to two Hand in Hand Haifa students. Reem has dedicated years of her life to advancing equality,…