By: Yarin Chacham, Rosh Chinuch Hanoar Hatzioni Antwerp How do we celebrate Purim? We celebrate Purim in our two Kenim (Brussels and Antwerp) with activities about the stories of the Chag (Megilat Esther, Masks, the Persian Empire, the lot…) and finish our day with our traditional disguise contest. In Hanoar Hatzioni Belgium we see Purim […]
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By: Diego (Charno) Charnovich. These days we celebrate one of the happiest chagim of our calendar: PURIM. This unique festivity became a real carnival in Israel, both for the more religious sectors as well as for the secular ones. Unlike other chagim in Israel, where in-home large family feasts are common, Purim takes the streets
By: Romi Morales A personal story Long time ago, my mother decided that our garden would look nicer if it had trees. She called the gardener and asked if he could plant a plum tree and a lemon tree in our garden. A few days later, two new members had arrived at our garden. Several
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By: A.D Gordon Dear Friends:I do not write here as a reporter who covers the events of the day, nor do I write poetry. I am not a publicist or a scientist; neither am I a poet. I am merely a simple-hearted Jew, who wishes to write to you, my brothers and friends, just as
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By: Eitan Embon Rosh Chinuch Hanoar Hatzioni B’Argentina “?? ???? ?? ????” )????? ?’, ?”?( “For man is a tree of the field” (Deuteronomy, 19:20) The Torah declares: “For man is a tree of the field” (Deuteronomy, 19:20). The tree has roots that usually cling to the ground from which it emerged. It knows well
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By: Romi Morales Tu BiShvat and the Culture of Discussion and Debate In its origins, Tu BiShvat emerged as a date that our sages set to mark the beginning of the agricultural cycle (The “new year for trees”). This date, was highly important at the time, since it indicated which fruits should be set aside
By: Gabriel Cojuc, Rosh Chinuch Hanoar Hatzioni b’México Al HaNisim ve’al HaNiflaot is a verse that we sing while lighting the Hanukkah candles. It represents certain values of this chag, especially two essential ones—miracles and wonders. Miracles, extraordinary events that happened in Hanukkah and are inexplicable by the laws of nature and the universe, include
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Source: “The Menorah” Author: Theodore Herzl, the Father of Political Zionism (1860-1904) … He held the candelabrum of Hanukkah in his hands and thought: “When had the primitive structure of this candelabrum first been devised? Obviously, its form had originally been derived from that of a tree: The sturdy stem in the center; four branches
By: Miriam Mercado Every 25th of Kislev (?”? )????? ,begins the Hanukkah celebration. For eight days, we light the Hanukiah, play dreidel and eat sufganiyot and levivot. We tell with great pride and excitement the story of the triumph of the Maccabees and identify with their desire to fight for their ideals. We remember the