By Meital Gewirtz During the opening conference in Caesarea, we spent Shabbat relaxing, getting to know one another, and engaging in conversation about Jewish living and learning. At the end of Shabbat, we walked to the beach about 20 minutes from our hotel, carrying with us firewood for aß bonfire. We were joined at the […]
By Shachar Cohen-Hodos Due to the ubiquity of the phrase “Start-Up Nation” in my Jewish education, I tend to revert to chuckling when it comes up as the topic of conversation - let alone as the topic of a whole book. However, when one places the idea of a Start-Up in the context of “Jewish […]
By Emily Dana I’m going to be honest: I am not usually one for sports metaphors. As I say colloquially, “I don’t sport.” This being said, Rabbi Cohen’s program on Leadership: Different Styles, Goals, and People did get me thinking about what leadership means to me. This thought led to many more questions than answers. […]
By Eva Bogomolny As an Early and Middle Childhood studies major at the Ohio State University I could not hold back my excitement when I heard Nachshon would be taking a trip to Shalva Children’s Center. I entered college with no declared major, however I knew that I wanted to work with children in some […]
By Avidan Halivni After a beautiful Shabbat together in Caesarea, which featured much singing on the parts of the fellows, we had the unique opportunity to bring Shabbat out with as much music as with which it came in. After building a campfire on the beautiful Mediterranean coast, against the backdrop of a two thousand […]
By Micah Cowan In the opening conference session entitled “Setting a Vision and Work Plan to See it Through” Rabbi Zeff began by having the cohort analyze in pairs what the foundational ideas of Ben & Jerry’s are and what their mission statement tries to portray about the company. We read how the company is […]
By Miriam Lichtenberg Three years ago, at the insistence of a good friend, I went to a book store on Emek Refaim to pick up Etgar Keret’s first published collection of short stories “The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God.” The title story jumps into the life of a Bus Driver who holds so […]
By Jenna Roth As the end of Cohort 3’s journey together in Israel grows near we had the opportunity to spend the day immersed in Israel and with each other through a hike at Nachal Peres. Prior to the hike, every time we discussed the itinerary for the upcoming weeks, I did not quite understand […]
By Ariel Weinstein A few weeks ago, we visited Kishorit, a kibbutz in the North of Israel that still functions as a truly egalitarian, socialist communal village like the original kibbutzim in Israel. The individuals who live at Kishorit, all of whom are adults with special needs, work in various sectors of the kibbutz such […]
By Shayna Roth Our session with Dr. Lena Kushnir, who has served over the past 20 years as a teacher, head of education, and principal at Solomon Schechter Day School in Chicago, and is presently an educational consultant, coach, and mindfulness trainer, was incredibly informative, engaging, and motivational. She spoke with our cohort about the […]
