Pasechet in Action!

Here are some pictures from the Pasechet (Passover day camp) from Kiryat Chayim, a suburb of Haifa.

Chag Pesach Sameach to everyone, and to all families traveling to Israel for our upcoming break, safe travels. Workshoppers will be on break starting Monday March 25th and resuming with programming on Tuesday April 2nd.

The MASA Leadership Seminar

MASA, an organization of the Jewish Agency that provides funding for long term programs in Israel, is offering an exciting seminar for all gap year program participants. The MASA Leadership Summit is a five day seminar focused on developing tools and connections for young Jewish community leaders. Different workshops, guest speakers, and simulations aim to prepare participants to take leadership positions within the Jewish community. The seminar also enables Habonim to make connections with the wider Jewish community, and discuss their experiences with other North Americans.

The Workshoppers attending the seminar are Danny S, Maia V, Shachar, Davide, Sammy, Lia, Naomi, Leeza, Cooper, Aaron, Doron, Dan W, Yael, Elan, Rachel Y, and Sarah.The seminar began in Jerusalem on Sunday and will finish this Thursday. All other Workshoppers continued their messimot during the week.

Pasechot Prep

On Thursday, all of Workshop gathered for a preparation day in advance of Passover day camps ("pasechet"). Most messimot will be running a two to three day camp in the lead up to Passover holidays, and those that do not have a local pasechet will be assisting other workshoppers. Tzevet Kaveret and the madrichim ran a Star Wars-themed simulation in order to give the workshoppers inspiration for their own camps. Below are some pictures from the day.

 Space levitation.

Danny S and Aaron.

Tzevet putting on a skit.

Ethan, strength training to fight Darth Vader.

Jonah.

Abigail and Sammy making Princess Leia hair.

Jordan and Dan think theirs looks better.

Max getting into some good old fashioned fun.

Pictures from Poland

Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Birkenau, Carmiel Kvutza.

At the former site of the Dror Movement's training farm, Grochow, on the outskirts of Warsaw. 

Tkotchyn Synagogue, dating from the 15th century. 

The chanichim and madrichim took responsibility for different tekkesim (ceremonies) in order to commemorate the places we visited throughout the trip. Above, the madrichim tekkes at the Cygeneria Cafe, a popular Nazi cafe in occupied Krakow that was bombed by the youth movement underground in 1942.

At the Rapport Monument in Warsaw, commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Path to Heroism, the story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, finished here with a tekkes prepared by chanichim from both kvutzot and British chanichim. 

The journey ended Saturday night with dinner at Polish restaurant, complete with Polish folk dancing.

Workshoppers got in on the action before too long!