Boneh(To build)

The Workshoppers have now moved onto Kibbutz Ein Dor, the kibbutz that workshoppers have called home since workshop 58, just outside of Afula.  They got settled into their new homes for the next three months and they had a week full of Boneh Orientation.

They were given the Boneh schedule that is packed with Hebrew for six hours a week, current events in relation to history of Israel course, Hadricha class where by kvuzah they talk about leadership, childcare skills, and education.  They have group active time, chuggim; interest groups that will be run for them to choose from, Shi’ur; which is the time of the week where there are educational modules on topics such as Jewish identity, Exile, Migration, anti Semitism, and modern Zionism and Israeli History. They will also have Avodah on kibbutz two mornings a week. A yom kvuzah run by their madrichim (group based on group dynamics and personal development) and lastly a Siyur where they will go to various interesting and places in Israel that are relevant to what they have been talking about in Shi’ur.

This past week they went on a Siyur of Nazareth to look at the multiple stories and histories that exist in the country, and ended the day swimming on the beach in Haifa.

This week they also got to connect with an amazing man from Kibbutz named Areyah who was a member of the Palmach and an original founder of the kibbutz. He shared his very interesting life story with them and it was good for the kids to have an opportunity to start to build relationships with people from the kibbutz.

The Peulot this week were intro conversations about ownership over the program, boneh and Jewish identity. The kvutzot also worked on finalizing there kupa strucutures.

We got a chance to see the workshopers and we enjoyed getting to know them better. We spoke about goals and thoughts for the new year over some apples and honey.

They will be celebrating Rosh Hashana together and have a group of them that are taking responsibility for how they want to have holidays together. Many of them will also visit family and friends.