Hello Workshop Families and Friends,
The holiday season continues here in
Israel and I wanted to update you all on how things have been.
The
Workshoppers are continuing their time on Boneh and this continues to
go well. In the past weeks, the Workshoppers have learned about the
beginnings of Jewish exile as well as anti-semitism and its origins.
They also hiked up Mount Tavor, which is situated right next to
Kibbutz Ein Dor, granting them a beautiful view of the surrounding
Lower Galilee region.
The Workshoppers are also lucky enough
to be on a Kibbutz that still retains communal holiday culture. For
Rosh Hashana a little less than half of the chanichim remained on
Kibbutz and participated in a communal holiday seder with acts put on
by the Kibbutz members. On Yom Kippur, the chanichim ran peulot for
themselves to better understand the meaning of the day and how it can
be relevant in their lives today and this year specifically. And for today on Sukkot, the Workshoppers have also built for themselves a Sukkah and in addition there is another Kibbutz event, and Workshoppers
were even asked to participate in the festivities by performing a
song for the Kibbutz!
So Shana Tova and Chag Sameach to one
and all.
