At Home Together where matching new immigrants with adopting veteran or Israeli families is seen as a national mission, they know it is not enough to simply bring people together. Constantly working to ensure that their pairs get optimal conditions, for interacting, enjoying and socializing, three events took place. 

In the Ben Shemen Forest, 30 Na’aleh students from Kfar Silver and their adoptive families, recently got together for a fun competition.  Their assignments included creatively answering questions on Israel’s 60 years, building towers and composing national anthems for the various teams. 

Eighteen participants in a 6 month MASA Program, Americans, aged 21-26, who are based in Ramla, were happily surprised by the intense, open armed relationships and almost daily contact established between themselves and their adopting families.  The group of both olim and potential olim, insist that it was the laughing workshop that broke the ice.

What started out in Naharia as a professional meeting between new immigrant doctors studying in ulpan and the medical staff at the Emek Hospital, quickly transformed into a social interaction. 

Now the two groups are busy planning a day of hiking together with their spouses and children, so that their families can also meet and a get to know each other.

At Home Together strongly believes that friendships don’t just happen, but are created.