By Michael Mitgang During the opening conference, Cohort 6 had the opportunity to participate in a Beit Midrash with past Nachshon Fellows and it opened my eyes to the possibilities and network that The Nachshon Project provides. During the session I took part in, I learned that G-d created life on earth but leaves us […]
By Haylee Mevorah Over the past few years, tikun olam has become a significantly more integral part of my Jewish identity. This past May, I volunteered at Save a Child’s Heart and witnessed firsthand the power of nonprofit organizations in Israel. Hence, when I received the Nachshon Project schedule, I was instantly excited to visit […]
By Tziona Kamara We all sang together, arm in arm, as the sun set over Jerusalem after a beautiful Shabbat spent exploring Jewish identity. Beginning the previous Thursday, we had been exposed to leaders of various movements and had the opportunity to hear from them about their personal journeys in Judaism. Never in my life had […]
By Brianah Caplan One of the real treats of our Opening Conference this year was getting to sing in a kumzitz with Yonina. Being a Jewish musician myself, I was so excited to get to spend Motzei Shabbat singing together with them, as well as all my newly formed friends in the cohort. We started […]
By Elana Weberman During our Jerusalem Shabbaton, were so fortunate to be visited by Avital Hochstein, President of Hadar in Israel. Avital is the former rosh kollel at the Pardes Institute, a research fellow at Mechon Shalom Hartman, a graduate of Hebrew University with a BA in Talmud, the co-author of The Place of Women […]
By Michal Mizrahi "Look around the room, these are the people who are going to be at your wedding.” Rabbi Cohen said this the first day of the opening conference. I did as he said and I looked around the room. It was odd to hear that a group of people I had never seen […]
By Allison Bloomberg Over the course of the semester, we have the privilege of attending various Shabbatonim in which we discuss the main themes of the Nachshon Project Fellowship. The first Shabbaton in Jerusalem was geared towards Jewish identity, and how we as individuals should attempt to understand what it means to possess such an […]
By Leora Lindenbaum Upon arriving in Israel, I had no clue what was to come for me as I studied abroad and participated in the Nachshon Project. I think many of us (Cohort 6), and personally myself, came in with hopes of discovery of new foods, adventures, careers, and even ourselves. Little did I know […]
By Rachel Klein During the opening conference, Rabbi Zeff led a program about the ideologies of different Jewish movements. We started the program by standing near a post-it that had a statement about beliefs in Judaism. We did not yet know which belief was associated with which movement, we just all had to stand near […]
By Ira Kohler The Jerusalem Shabbaton was a very special and unique experience. Being able to spend a Shabbat in a rich and lively area of Jerusalem, seperate from our University dorms, was an incredible experience. My favorite part of the Shabbaton was most definitely Friday night and Saturday morning services, where we as a […]
