NFTY

By Jonathan Brody, NFTY-CWR Last summer I went on NFTY in Israel L’Dor V’Dor. On this trip we went to Prague, Poland and finally Israel. Before I went on this trip I never thought that sitting here today Israel would be so important to my life. The whole five weeks I spent there was pretty much a giant NFTY event with people from all around the country. It was by far the best summer I have ever had – solely because of NFTY in Israel. I made some of the best friends on this trip and if you ever have [...]

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Every year around this season in Israel, there is an awareness that our lives shift during the holiday of Passover. The changing surroundings of spring’s arrival are the first indication of the holiday, as we’re directed to celebrate Passover during the spring.

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By Yehudit Werchow, URJ Central Shlicha .Originally posted on the Union for Reform Judaism blog “וַאֲפִילוּ כֻּלָּנוּ חֲכָמִים כֻּלָּנוּ נְבוֹנִים / כֻּלָּנוּ יוֹדְעִים אֶת הַתּוֹרָה / מִצְוָה עָלֵינוּ לְסַפֵּר בִּיצִיאַת מִצְרָיִם” “Even though all of us are wise, understanding and knowing of the Torah, we are still obligated to tell the story of our Exodus from Egypt.” My Haggadah is a musical one. The themes of Pesach inspire so many of my favorite Israeli musicians, and every year another musical Midrash is added to my Pesach collection. This music is one of the most precious gifts that Israeli life and [...]

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