My internship at BOMAH
Working with BOMAH for the past few months has been a life changing experience for me. I am so fortunate to have a boss like Itzik Yarkoni who pushes me to the limit. Throughout my time here I have managed social media accounts, written articles, lead workshops, attended events, conferences, and programs about social media and public diplomacy for Israel. The people who I’ve met along the way and the stories I’ve heard have forever changed the way I think about Israel.
Every day there is always a new challenge to overcome. He has been a great mentor, teaching me the in’s and out’s of the social media world. Itzik trained me in time management and instructed me on work ethic. He allowed me the freedom to get the most out of my time here. The experience I gained here depended on how far I was willing to push myself and sometimes step outside of my comfort zone.
During my 5 month internship here in Israel I have helped spread awareness about the personal and positive side of Israel online. I have made a difference in the way people think about Israel which for me is the best part about working for BOMAH. Itziks passion is contagious and he has motivated me to continue with digital marketing and to keep fighting for the Jewish State.
Josh Donner
My internship at BOMAH
When looking for an internship for a month I was looking for something that would provide me with an opportunity to give but also to learn, and BOMAH turned out to be a great choice in this respect. I was immediately impressed by the passion of the organisations founder Itzik Yarkoni and I soon realised that’s Itzik’s idea of rebranding Israel through personal stories wasn’t just a sales pitch but his personal life philosophy. I found his passion very inspiring and despite the fact that social media has never been my field of interest I now have a much better understanding of how-if used properly-social media can be a useful and enjoyable tool as opposed to a necessary evil( which is how I previously considered it).
I really enjoyed the fact that while working for BOMAH I could sit across the table from my boss and argue my point of view, and that my ideas would be considered no matter how off the wall they were. I enjoyed attending the multiple workshops that BOMAH organised throughout December, writing articles that I needed to edit and re-edit until they were considered perfect by the powers that be; but most of all I loved the fact that at BOMAH everyone worked because they believed in the work that they were doing.
So in conclusion-I have learnt what the term search optimization means and how to name articles so that they come up in the first few options on a Google search. However although these facts are wonderful to know that’s not primarily what I gained from this internship. What I gained from working at BOMAH was an opportunity to work with people who are as passionate about Israel as I am and who –instead of moaning about how the world is treating Israel unfairly, got up and started creating a solution to the problem.
Hence as a result of this conclusion I have decided that I going to continue being part of the BOMAH philosophy and positively rebranding Israel my way.
Ariela Carno