Over 40 Jewish Young Adults from around Auckland gathered on a blustery, firework filled Saturday night to enjoy each others company among Israeli music, Bisli and some Casino themed games.
In one crazy week (Nov 3-9), our Zionist Seminars team travelled across Quebec and Ontario meeting Canadian students and young professionals. Tamar Stampfer and Ayelet Handleman, our two schlichot, brought good humor and good weather and great programs to us and it was one heck of a week.
On a sunny November morning more than a thousand young adults studying in gap-year Zionist Youth Movement programs in Israel in the framework of Masa, and participants of Garin Tzabar drove up north to the Golan Heights for a day of excitement and activities.
Palm Beach young professionals joined in on a night of Israeli trivia with “Who Wants to be a Zionist”. They enjoyed Israeli snacks and learning fun facts at the Boynton Beach JCC.
Palm Beach Jewish Book Club members gathered at the Mediterranean Grill in Boca Raton, FL to discuss Michael Ross’ book “The Volunteer” and hear Motti Hecht speak about his IDF experiences.
Hillel 2nd Generation students got their hands dirty and learned how to prepare popular Israeli Shabbat dishes. Sigalit Noakh, Shlicha for Young Judaea, spoke about Israeli food, and students had a chance to test their culinary skills with recipes from Poland, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. Students also learned about the history of immigrants in those Jewish communities,
