By Sophie Stillman I had some reservations going into our weekend at Alon Shvut. I spent some time before we went asking myself and the Rabbis serious questions like, “Will I be safe? By going to a settlement am I making any sort of political acceptance of such communities? By going here am I buying […]
By Didi Poliak With Passover coming up soon, Rabbi Cohen chose to focus his most recent session on leadership through the lens of the “Four Children” of the Passover Hagaddah. The story of the four children is one I know well from reading at my family’s Passover seder every year. However, typically the story of […]
By Jazzie Morgan In kindergarten, my best friend was the most amazing person I knew. He was wheelchair bound, breathed through a tube in his throat, and never complained a day in his life. His amazing spirit and love of life became a driving factor in my continued passion to work with kids and adults with special needs. […]
By Ben Hersch A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to visit the Shalom Harman Institute in Jerusalem, a think tank which focuses on Jewish thought and connecting Israel to our Jewish identities. Engaging in meaningful text study about the "chosen-ness" of the Jewish people with the institute’s president Donniel Hartman, we discussed the […]
By Leah Spellberg On The Nachshon Project I have been opened to new opportunities and experiences every single week. For our last Shabbaton before Spring break we had the privilege of going to Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion where we were hosted by different families in the community. Alon Shvut is a Religious Zionist community, and a settlement […]
By Peter Young Having an opportunity to visit the Hartman Institute was special. On one hand, it was beautiful to see the excitement in the faces of Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Zeff at being able to share this experience with us. Even more special was getting to sit down with Rabbi Hartman himself. Rabbi Hartman has a […]
By Lara Rodin Our wonderful weekend in Alon Shvut, a settlement in the West Bank, was one that provided me with greater insight into the Israel Palestine conflict, and the realities on the ground regarding peace talks and land swaps. Often, when I think of settlers in Gush Etzion, I picture a group of religious […]
By Alex Rubin This past Sunday we went to learn about a new educational model in Israel at the Yachad School in Modiin. While there, we had the opportunity to meet with the school’s principal, Jewish studies director, and community programs director, a school parent, as well as some students to learn why Yachad is […]
By Noam Spira As a visual learner I am someone who appreciates informal or experiential education. The Nachshon Project’s shabbaton at Alon Shvut was just that. Many of the fellows had never been to that region of the country and had many images in their heads as to what they thought Gush Etzion might look […]
By Dylan Singer Last week, we had a session with Dr. Stephen Hazan Arnoff. He is the former Director of the JCC Association and talked to us about opportunities for us in the American Jewish professional world. He did this though talking to us about our purpose, differentiating between education and training, and discussing our […]
