By: Mato Wexler Purim is perhaps the most joyful holiday in the Jewish calendar, in Israel and in the world, Jews dress up in costumes, fill cities, communities and kenim with colors. These are days of celebration and above all joy. In Israel people go dressed up to their workplace, there are parades in the […]
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By Dani Rapp What is being commemorated and why on this day? March 8th commemorates women who throughout history have struggled to achieve equality, justice, rights, freedoms, and recognition as human beings and as members of different societies in which they have lived. In 1857, women textile workers in New York chose March 8th to
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By: Iara Litvak, Participant of Shnat Hachshara Tzafon 2023-2024 On December 27th, with the Kvutza of Shnat Tzafon we had a Tiul to Tel Aviv where we talked about the history and importance of the place, we had an incredible time, we walked around the city, we went to the Shuk, we saw the sea
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By: Yael Wornovitzky On November 9, I had the opportunity to go with the Machon le Madrichim to the funeral of Rose Lubin, a chayelet bodeda (a Lone Soldier in Israel, who was not obligated to go to the army, but came from another country to do so). When I told my mom that I was
My experience at the burial of Rose Lubin, chayelet bodeda. Read More »
Alex Bitterman, Mazkal Hanoar Hatzioni How many times have we asked ourselves “what is Zionism today”? The very movement that led to the establishment of the State of Israel is constantly being redefined to give it a contemporary meaning and become a relevant concept. Historically, there were many streams of Zionism, with different political and