By: Yael Wornovitzky On November 9, I had the opportunity to go with the Machon le Madrichim to the funeral of Rose Lubin, a chayelet bodeda (a Lone Soldier in Israel, who was not obligated to go to the army, but came from another country to do so). When I told my mom that I was […]
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Alex Bitterman, Mazkal Hanoar Hatzioni How many times have we asked ourselves “what is Zionism today”? The very movement that led to the establishment of the State of Israel is constantly being redefined to give it a contemporary meaning and become a relevant concept. Historically, there were many streams of Zionism, with different political and
By: Mato Wexler One month after the biggest terrorist attack that Medinat Israel suffered, I want to share with you what this month has meant for the Tnua. On October 7th at 6:30 am we were about to start the last day of the Manhigut International Camp, MIC. In this world seminar we were in
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Mato Wexler, Director of Latin America Department When the Israel Defense Forces, Tzahal, is faced with an extreme conflict situation, it usually calls up reserve soldiers (chayalim in “Miluim”).Reservists are those who have completed their mandatory military service and for a period of time remain active as civilians, ready to be called for duty, in
By: Yuval Nemirovsky Unfortunately, Israel is experiencing another wave of attacks by mortars, missiles, and kazamim, against its population and cities. This time (May 2023) those responsibles are the Palestinian Islamic JIHAD in the Gaza Strip. Israel had used the method of selective elimination of terrorist leaders in the past. It happened with Sheikh Yassin
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Alex Bitterman, Europe & North America Department Director “Then you shall succeed if you observantly carry out the laws and the rules that Hashem charged Moses to lay upon Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid or dismayed.” – Chronicles I, 22:13 With these words, King David commands his son and
By: Romi Morales Two of the central values with which we relate the holiday of Pesach are freedom and leadership, concepts that managed to transcend the relevance of the particular moment and context in which they arise, to perpetuate in time as two great mandates that invite us, from these lenses, to look at the
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HANUKKAH LESSONS FOR MADRICHIM AND MADRICHOT. By: Romi Morales Any normative person would answer “no” to the question we have posed in the title. With some reason, we could say that, if we are already going to go out to fight (that is, we are going to put the body, mind, heart, time, our destiny
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Travel the Poland-Ukraine border, March 2022. By: Natalia Germán Kestler Return I came back because reality summons me to solve the daily issues of my life: work, home, children, my partner, friends. Maybe better so, after all, who is going to take care of my life if I don’t do it? My daily life was
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Alan Dvorquez, Sgan Guizbar, Tnua Tzeirei Ami In the Jewish cemetery of Warsaw – among the gray tombs, mold and dampness of August – a semicircular dome crowns the monument dedicated to three greats of the Jewish culture of the nineteenth century. Three big ones that unfortunately vanished from our collective memory.Their names: I.L Peretz,
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