Fat Meir’s Soup Kitchen: Helping the People of Bat Yam
Posted in Participant Stories, Section 3 on 13. May, 2012
Zoe Goldstein-McKay, Section 3 chanicha; Medford, NJ
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Just over a month ago, my trip brought me to the humble city of Bat Yam, scenically located close to the beach and next to the bustling city of Tel Aviv. A major part of being in Bat Yam is that there is a big focus on volunteering. I started my volunteer service at a middle school teaching
Year Course: It’s Not Just Meaningful for the Chanichim
Posted in Section 3, Staff Contributions on 02. May, 2012
Natalie Lazaroff, Section 1 madricha
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When asked to write a blog post about being a madricha on Young Judaea/FZY Year Course, I immediately said yes and that I would have it ready as soon as possible. That was over a month ago. My job is absolutely incredible. Fun, rewarding, special, and extremely unique. In theory I could have written about
A Passover Adventure in the Golan
Posted in Participant Stories, Section 3 on 02. May, 2012
Samuel Morse, Rockville, MD; Section 3 chanich
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When you have ten guys trying to backpack for a week, the planning can be a little bit difficult. We packed our bags full of food for a week and, after much debate, decided to head up to the Golan. After the four-hour bus ride that included a 20 minute layover in
Special Interest Week….It Was Bashert!
Posted in Participant Stories, Section 1 on 30. Apr, 2012
Aviva Summers, Atlanta, GA; Section 1 chanicha
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My favorite moments in life have been those that I look back on and say, “Wow, it was bashert”. Beshert is a Yiddish word which means “fated or meant to be” and it is a term I have found myself saying multiple times, but two weeks ago it took on a
Special Interest Week: Exploring Israel!
Posted in Participant Stories, Section 1 on 17. Apr, 2012
Hannah Fregger, Port Richey, FL; Section 1 chanicha
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As Year Course starts to wind down (forgive me, I had to say it), so do our weekends of exploring Israel. It has become exhausting trying to squeeze out from the land of milk and honey all we can, so when Special Interest Week rolled around before Pesach, we
North to South, East to West
Posted in Participant Stories, Section 1 on 15. Apr, 2012
Ari Kirsh, Loveland, OH; Section 1 chanich
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The week before Pesach, since much of Year Course elected to participate in optional programming for leadership or learning about the Holocaust in Poland, the entire program was offered a Special Interest Week which allowed those of us not participating in either one the opportunity to pursue new activities. Three friends
Enjoying Every Moment to Its Fullest
Posted in Participant Stories, Section 3 on 22. Mar, 2012
Yossi Sadowsky, Clearwater, FL; Section 3 chanich
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In Israel, you can take a bus in any direction and in an hour find yourself in a completely different environment, physically and spiritually. You could go from the Orthodox neighborhoods of Jerusalem to seeing completely unorthodox outfits on the streets of Tel Aviv. However, Year Coursers know there is more
Changeover: Final Semester!
Posted in Section 1, Section 2, Section 3, Video on 22. Mar, 2012
It is hard to believe that Year Course is now 2/3rds over with our last trimester having begun last week. As we did just a few short months ago during the first changeover, everyone gathered together to see their friends from across all sections, to laugh, catch up, and prepare to end the year on a high. After a fair in Herzilya to explore fun … Read more
My Best Weekend of the Year
Posted in Participant Stories, Section 3 on 20. Mar, 2012
Did you catch the snow in Israel? Jerusalem enjoyed its first snow in years earlier this month. Those who missed it may have been fortunate enough to visit Mt. Hermon over the past few months, an area which gets snow quite often. Here is a recap from one chanich about one Shabbat he spent enjoying some of Israel’s coldest weather.
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Getting Our Hands Dirty in Arad
Posted in Arad, Volunteering on 20. Mar, 2012
A few weeks ago, several of our chanichim in Arad got their hands dirty to make a difference in their community….literally.
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During Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli military operation in Gaza in December 2008, an Israeli officer named Omer Rabinovich died in an ambush. In his honor, his parents decided to create an observation point next to Arad, not far from the Dead Sea. Eli
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