Kind words from customers
Senior citizens, volunteers, social services departments in the authorities
"Dear Yifat, with the end of the journey of the 'Council of Sages of the Tribe', we would like to thank, praise, praise!
You managed to take us step by step to get to know the meaning of the story in general, and episodes from the story of life in particular; To believe, to take the first step even when we didn't see the whole picture.. You emphasized the virtues of the grandparent's role in the community and family as leaving a mark.
You exposed us to the importance of the setting, the characters, an intriguing opening, the subject, angles of view, authenticity, expression of feelings, humor and guided imagination. In the meetings we discovered, apart from the old and the new, the common and different human experiences, the big dramas and the small surprises. The conversation was open, funny, touching, refreshing and encouraging.
You led us to try and express ourselves in a dialogue that grows on different levels, you reached out to each one separately and all together with pleasantness and thinking - you are the "ultimate investor!"
hi welcome,
Roni, Rachel, Shlomo H., Shlomo Z., Malka, Hanna, Sarah, Hamda, Shush, Anat, Daniela and Nili- Council of the "Sages of the Tribe", M.A. Brenner, 2019
Hello Lipati,
I don't know when we can meet again. Yesterday, the authorities announced that the risk group, of which I am known, will continue to be confined at home until the end of the corona virus. So a few words for the editor. I really enjoyed working on the stories with you. Your questions challenged me all the way and often made me rethink things that I once thought were over for Betty. This was expressed in the book and they will further enlighten me in the future in my meeting and conversation with the reader.
"I have a holiday every day"
Yitzhak Tadmor- Teschnauer (Yanush), Kibbutz Givat Brenner, 2020
"The workshop gave me an opportunity to speak and bring out things that I had buried deep in my heart. The listening of the members of the group and the closeness created thanks to Yifat allowed me to express myself in a way that had not been the case since my childhood, as a child of Holocaust survivor parents."
Rivka Segal, storytellers workshop, Kidron, 2020
"I am happy that I get to study with you. At every social gathering I tell about the workshop how interesting it is and how it develops points of view that contribute to writing. And about you personally how broad-minded, tolerant and patient and sensitive you are to the people in the group."
Meir Frankel, "Life as a collection of stories" workshop, M.A. Havel Yavne, 2020
"I want to commend you very much for the way you guide the group, connect different themes. Accurate lens and, of course, enable a connection between such different people in such a way that such an intimacy is created that everyone can feel safe to truly bring themselves.
Your sensitivity and flexibility to change the topic of the meeting and the program you intended is also astonishing.
Things happen with and without connection to writing, but you always find the right moment and the right sentence to connect it to writing, which is the purpose for which we gathered."
Tirsha Peri-Os, coach and facilitator of groups - connecting personal and professional development
"Life as a collection of stories" workshop, M.A. Havel Yavne, 2020
"חשבתי שאני לא מתחברת לקשישים. אבל בפרויקט הזה גיליתי שיש לי תקשורת טובה איתם, עד כדי כך שהתחלתי להיות בקשר גם עם הילדים והנכדים שלהם. הפתעתי את עצמי שאני יכולה להנות מהשהות שלי איתם. זה גרם לי לחשוב איך הקשר שלי עם סבתא שלי יכול להיראות אחרת. עוד דבר, זה גרם לי לחשוב שזה מקצוע יותר מתאים לי, לכן אני שוקלת להמיר את התואר שלי במשאבי אנוש- לעבודה סוציאלית."
אמונה כהן, סטודנטית משאבי אנוש (לשעבר), התנדבה וראיינה את דוד הרר ממושב בית הגדי, בהשראתו נכתב סיפור הילדים "הילד שרצה להיות גדול."
"I didn't know what to expect at first. I don't have grandparents myself, I missed this experience - and now I got to experience it. It was very important for me to understand what they went through, and now, after this project, I feel like I've known them forever. Even after the scholarship It's over - I'll keep in touch with them. The project is over - but the relationship between us will continue."
Yosef Dodi, second year accounting student, volunteered and was interviewed by Nehemiah and Esther Davidi from Moshav Pami 2017, who were inspired by the children's story "Love with the Scent of an Orange"
"I benefited greatly from this project - to get to know myself even more in the field of aging and to be confident in my decision to study social work. In addition, I got to know myself better and realized that I am more patient and attentive than I imagined. Thanks to you, I stayed all evening at our Zoom meeting even though I had other online classes , you managed to connect me to the project beyond volunteering - but personally. The final meeting was exciting. I hope I was good at expressing my feelings in this amazing project."
Odia Nirit, a master's degree student in law, volunteered and interviewed the couple Rachel and Yitzhak David from Moshav Gaboolim, who showed the children's story: "Between the stems in Moshav Gaboolim".
"With all the busy schedules we have in our lives, at Gemara's I found a quiet corner just to talk about her life, and also about my life. When I listened to her stories, I received the best advice for life"
Naria Cohen, a first-year economics and accounting student, volunteered and interviewed Gemara Cohen from the Beit HaGadi settlement - inspired by her - the children's story "Society has ended" was written