By Jake Levine As part of our Tzfat Shabbaton, we were lucky enough to participate in a workshop with Rabbi Noah Greenberg during which we learned about the significance of Tefillin in Jewish life: how they're made, what goes in them, where in the text we are commanded to wear them, etc. However, rather just […]
By Ben Hersch Every spring at my high school, we would host one or two student teachers from Pardes. Often to my surprise, I would recognize the student teacher as someone who attended or had worked at my camp. Moreover, when I heard they came from Pardes, I asked if they knew my uncle who […]
By Jazzie Morgan “There is nothing funny about the Holocaust, there is everything funny in surviving it.” This quote easily embodies everything that Molly Livingstone hopes to teach people through her work. Coming to Israel, Molly never expected to be surrounded by light hearted and happy Israelis making jokes about terror attacks that had happened […]
By Jake Levine What will be the defining question of the next era of Judaism? The unification of a diversified people, so says Avraham Infeld. We met with Avraham to hear his perspective on how we, as Nachshon Fellows and as emerging Jewish adults, should be approaching our shared identity – a worthwhile perspective to […]
By Ari Friedman Before our studies began in Jerusalem we had the pleasure of participating in an egalitarian and non-denominational learning experience called Alma in the center of the bustling Tel Aviv. Alma defines itself as a “home for Hebrew culture,” where any person can indulge in text study in a uniquely progressive environment. We had […]
By Sophie Stillman Despite the diverse backgrounds of this cohort of the Nachshon Project, one thing that binds us together-- that transcends our religious, educational, or political upbringings-- is our love for camp, and the small people we spend our summers with… kids! A few weeks ago we were fortunate enough to visit an organization […]
By Alex Rubin During our weekend in Tzfat, Jamie took us on a tour of the city where we got to see its sites and discuss how just like Jerusalem, Tzfat is a city built on ancient history but that thrives with modern meaning. Just outside the old city, Jamie brought us to the Cave […]
By Leah Spellberg An important aspect of living in Israel is beginning to understand the complicated history of the land. We met with Zeev Ben Shachar, an educator on Israel, to give us a crash course background on everything from pre 1948 establishment to the issues facing Israel today such as Palestinian refugees. Although I […]
By Peter Young I was very excited to go on our first shabbaton. Tzfat is a magical place known as one of the four holy cities. Since being in Israel, I have felt a strong spiritual connection to Jerusalem, but getting the opportunity to spend Shabbat in Tzfat got me very excited as I hoped […]
By Sam Thal We have had the privilege of learning with many passionate Jewish professionals during our time here in Israel. One person who specifically stands out for me is Rabbi Susan Silverman. Rabbi Susan spoke about her work with adoption, based on Jewish texts. Now I love a good text study as much as […]
