The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life is looking for new or slightly used digital cameras to send to our partner communities in Ofakim and Merchavim. Any camera in working order will be accepted. These cameras will be shared with 6th-12th graders in Ofakim and Merchavim. We would like to create a feeling of brotherhood between local teens from MetroWest, NJ with thier peers in Israel. Through the use of photography and the internet, they will be able to share scenes of thier lives, and find common ground with teens their own age on the other side of the world.
To get a visual tour of Ofakim, click here:
To read about the partnership between UJC of MetroWest and Ofakim and Merchavim, click here.
Scholar In Residence Weekend
Israel at 60: Origins and Aspirations
with Dr. Kenneth Stein
Friday, February 8 – Saturday, February 9, 2008
Friday, February 8
7:30pm Shabbat Services
Lech-Lecha to Balfour: Zion and Zionism to 1917
What made the Jews a people and shaped their identity before returning to Eretz Yisrael in the late 19th century?
(Followed by an elaborate Oneg.)
Saturday, February 9
9:00 am Shabbat Services
Balfour to Ben Gurion and Begin, 1917-1967
For sixty years Zionists learned to take control over their own destiny– thirty years in creating the infrastructure for a state and thirty years until an Arab leader recognized Zionism as a reality. How did a diverse group of immigrants acquire political and physical power?
(Followed by an extended Kiddush Luncheon and Question and Answer Session.)
Saturday, February 9
Afternoon 4:30 pm
Israel and the Middle East Since 1967…1967 to the Present
Looking back forty years, how did the June 1967 war change the face of Israel’s future? Where are we in the ultimate quest for Zionist acceptance and recognition? How has Israel changed the face of the Middle East and altered American Jewish identity? Where does Israel sit as a strategic priority in American foreign policy?
(Tea & Pastries followed by Havdalah)
It’s an honor and privilege for me to participate in this year’s March of the Living. This life changing two week program brings Jews back to the site of the Holocaust in Poland, and is followed by a trip to Israel.
On Thursday, May 1, 2008, thousands of Jewish teens from countries around the world will share in a once-in-a-lifetime experience when they march three kilometers from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built by the Nazis during World War II.
The “March” commemorates YOM HASHOAH-Holocaust Remembrance Day. You can be there – along with over 8,000 students who will be part of this historic event.
As one of the Marchers you will retrace the steps of the “March of Death,” the actual route which countless numbers of our people were forced to take on their way to the gas chambers at Birkenau. You will experience Jewish history where it was made. This time, however, there will be a difference. It will be a “March of the Living” with thousands of Jewish youth, like yourself, marching shoulder to shoulder.
The group will be led by Joel Katz who has led Marches for over 10 years. There are still a few scholarships available for MetroWest teens. Time is running out, so make sure to contact us as soon as possible.
Please join UJC MetroWest in celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary with a special teen
& young adult performance by famed Israeli funk group
Hadag Nachash
Saturday February 9, 2008
8 p.m.
Alex Aidekman Family
Jewish Community Campus
901 Route 10, Whippany
$20 per person
To buy tickets, go to: http://ujcnj.org/israelat60 There should be a link on that page that says “click here to purchase your tickets today.”
Tickets are available through your synagogue or youth group.
For more information, e-mail israelprograms@ujcnj.org
901 Route 10 • Whippany, NJ 07981 • (973) 929-3000 • Fax (973) 884-7361 • www.ujcnj.org/israelat60
The Legow Family Israel Program Center, Central Hebrew High School and The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life invite the MetroWest teen community to the
Israel at 60 Teen Kickoff Event
Sunday, October 28, 2007: 9:30-1:30 Free and Open to All
Learn about Israel through a series of fun games and programs:
Dig for archaeological artifacts
Build a government coalition in our Knesset session
Tour Israel on an enormous map with twists and turns on the way
Collaborate on an Israeli music video
Have a falafel!
The event will be held at the Aidekman Family Campus, 901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981. The program begins at 9:30AM and ends at 1:30PM. This program is free, and open to any teen from 8th to 11th grade. If you would like to participate, please contact Rabbi Ed Prince: eprince@thepartnershipnj.org.
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