http://www.yearcourse.org start painting your future today Sun, 13 May 2012 06:34:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/academic-conclusion/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/academic-conclusion/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 14:59:48 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5310 Read more]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/academic-conclusion/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/masa-day-made-in-israel/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/masa-day-made-in-israel/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 15:04:43 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5303 Masa Israel Journey  … Read more, the umbrella organization of all long-term programs in Israel.  Throughout this past year, Masa has provided various experiences for both our participants and those of other]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/masa-day-made-in-israel/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/starting-to-wrap-up/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/starting-to-wrap-up/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 14:23:30 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5300 Read more]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/starting-to-wrap-up/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/mark-regev-spokesman-for-israel/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/mark-regev-spokesman-for-israel/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 13:35:59 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5293 Mark Regev  … Read more, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s spokesman to the English-speaking world. He spoke to us for about an hour, telling us the story of the path he took to reach his current position. Regev was a youth movement kid just like us, a]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/mark-regev-spokesman-for-israel/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/manhigut-pays-it-forward/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/manhigut-pays-it-forward/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 14:50:34 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5273
  … Read more The Manhigut (leadership) group on Year Course spends a lot of time talking about making the world a better place.  This past Sunday, they once again decided to turn their talking into action. One of the pillars of Judaism is gemilut chasadim:  acts of lovingkindness.  In Pirkei Avot, it is said that the world stands on three things:  Torah study,]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/manhigut-pays-it-forward/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/another-side-of-israel/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/another-side-of-israel/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 01:27:51 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5247 Garin Tzedek  … Read more chanicha May 6, 2011 Today was just about the most intense day of Year Course thus far. I know that the experience of Yom Hazikaron (Israeli Memorial day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) will undoubtedly top today’s experiences, but I feel as though I got a real taste of it, and in a context that was]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/another-side-of-israel/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/yom-hazikaron-and-yom-haatzmaut-full-wrap-up/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/yom-hazikaron-and-yom-haatzmaut-full-wrap-up/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 13:04:25 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5221 Read more]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/yom-hazikaron-and-yom-haatzmaut-full-wrap-up/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/yom-hazikaron-is-coming-the-michael-levin-story/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/yom-hazikaron-is-coming-the-michael-levin-story/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 12:35:58 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5205 As we wrote Tuesday  … Read more, this is an emotional time in Israel.  The collective mood of the country goes through tragic (Yom Hashoah) to solemn (Yom Hazikaron) to euphoric (Yom Ha’atzmaut).  With the first behind us, we now turn our sights to the last two days, arriving back-to-back beginning this evening.  With each passing day, more and more cars can be seen with flags in]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/yom-hazikaron-is-coming-the-michael-levin-story/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/year-course-returns/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/year-course-returns/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:49:42 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5167 Read more]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/year-course-returns/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/hitting-the-streets-to-make-a-difference/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/hitting-the-streets-to-make-a-difference/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:29:09 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5132 Shabbat in Modiin with Manhigut  … Read more, a self-selected group who has chosen to take time learning about leadership and social action.  Here is another recent story from Manhigut, this one about the group’s effort to make the world a better place. Jacob Tepperman, Munster, IN; Section 3 chanich Last week, a few Year Course participants from Section 3]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/hitting-the-streets-to-make-a-difference/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/press/year-course-stands-with-gilad/ http://www.yearcourse.org/press/year-course-stands-with-gilad/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:09:28 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5116 Read more]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/press/year-course-stands-with-gilad/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/manhigut-shabbaton-in-modiin/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/manhigut-shabbaton-in-modiin/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:30:50 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5088 Read more]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/manhigut-shabbaton-in-modiin/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/growing-up-fast/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/growing-up-fast/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:36:13 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5050 Read more]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/growing-up-fast/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/purim-update/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/purim-update/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:45:50 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4970 Read more]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/purim-update/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/press/radio-interview-with-chanicha-maya-yair/ http://www.yearcourse.org/press/radio-interview-with-chanicha-maya-yair/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:29:44 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4936 this.  Maya, a Section 3 chanicha from East Brunswick, New Jersey, was recently interviewed (in Hebrew) on the national radio station Galei Tzahal (army radio) about her volunteer service at a soup kitchen and what she thinks about the recent news in Israel.   … Read more Great job, Maya!]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/press/radio-interview-with-chanicha-maya-yair/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/how-much-do-you-know-about-israels-accomplishments/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/how-much-do-you-know-about-israels-accomplishments/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:39:51 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4931   … Read more One of the highlights of the semester in Bat Yam is the presence of the tsofim, or the Israeli scouts.  Thirteen tsofim have chosen to delay their army service by one year in order to first do a year of national service, volunteering in Bat Yam along with their fellow Year Coursers.  There is no better way to learn a]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/how-much-do-you-know-about-israels-accomplishments/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/israel-stops-for-gilad/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/israel-stops-for-gilad/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:56:47 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4928 As we have written  … Read more in the past, Gilad has become a national symbol reflecting both the pain and beauty of Israel:  the heartache we all feel for him but also the]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/israel-stops-for-gilad/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/a-few-words-of-advice/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/a-few-words-of-advice/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:06:00 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4916 changeover  … Read more in Beit She’an, our head of video Omer]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/a-few-words-of-advice/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/fun-week-in-transition/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/fun-week-in-transition/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:16:53 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4904 Kuma or in Masa’s Building Future Leadership  … Read more (BFL) conference in Jerusalem.  With some sections more affected than others, they’ve each been doing some slightly different programming. Bat Yam:
The majority of the]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/fun-week-in-transition/feed/ 0 http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/settling-into-third-semester/ http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/settling-into-third-semester/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:31:09 +0000 BenjiLovitt http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4887 here  … Read more a few days ago, Semester 3 has officially begun and we saw the transition happen beautifully over the last week. The changeover, as expected, was a time for everyone to see familiar faces and just have a great time catching up, laughing, and sharing stories.  Several activities were available simultaneously at the Beit She’an youth hostel:  a]]> http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/settling-into-third-semester/feed/ 0