MY THOUGHTS AFTER POLAND AND THE CAPACITY OF JUVENILE ORGANIZATION By: Eli Akerman January 1, 1942. Abba Kovner reads a shocking speech at a tnua meeting calling on Jewish youth to rebel against the Nazi oppressor. “Jewish youth: do not derail. Of the 80,000 Jews of the ‘Jerusalem of Lithuania’ (Vilna), there are only 20,000 […]
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By: Gabriel Shnaider “Land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and grains; land of olive trees and honey.” (Debarim 8:8) Tu BiShvat is a holiday that gives us the opportunity to connect with our environment, evaluate ourselves within the world and reflect on our bond with nature. During the sixteenth century, in Tzfat,
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Matías Altcheh, Hanoar Hatzioni Argentina In the 2nd century BCE, the Seleucid dynasty rules the Land of Israel. This government, which began being respectful of Jewish culture, becomes more and more insistent in its desire to Hellenize the people of Israel. The Seleucids seek to establish Greek culture in the Judean region. The moment of
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By: Ari Wonsover and Gabriel Shnaider “Man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, every man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by responding for his own life; life can only be answered by being
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By: Mato Wexler Sukkot is one of the three holy days, on which the pilgrimage to Jerusalem is traditionally customary, and in which the Jewish families and communities of the world meet under the same temporary roof for a week. Of course, the fact that it is temporary does not prevent us from wanting to
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By: Romi Morales In Yom Kippur, Am Israel receives one of the greatest gifts that could be offered to human beings: the opportunity to focus on forgiveness, after making a profound and authentic process of introspection. This is interesting, because not for all people this means the same thing. There are those who think that
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By: Romi Morales NOAH’S STORY AS AN OPENING METAPHOR According to our sources, many years after God created the world, there was a moment when humanity reached unacceptable levels of violence and immorality. So cruel did human beings become that God saw no other option but to eradicate humanity and the species from the earth,
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By: Tomás Pollak, Rosh Chinuch Dromi, Virtual Machon 2020. Note: the word “vision” has two different meanings within this essay. The capitalized version (Vision), refers to the essence of our tnuot, consisting of both our “DNA” and the non-capitalized version. On the other hand, the non-capitalized version (vision), refers to the utopia that we seek
By: the Mazkirut Olamit On August 10, a direct charter flight from Mexico to Israel will take place for the first time. In this unprecedented challenge, young participants in educational programs will be transferred, of whom 120 will join the “Israel Challenge” program and another 40 will join “Shnat Hachshara”, of the Hanoar Hatzioni Family.
Romi Morales About the concept of love One of the strongest and most powerful feelings that exists on earth is love. I imagine that, if we asked 100 people what the word “love” means, we could find different definitions, but all around positive feelings such as affection, containment, warmth, brotherhood, friendship, respect, mutual support, benevolence,
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