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#WomenOfTheWall: Practicing Judaism The Way We Want To
Waking up Wednesday morning, I had absolutely no idea that I would take part in history. At 5:30 in the morning, my roommates and I rolled out of bed, and by 8, I was doing a Hakafah, holding and dancing with one of 14 of the torah scrolls that were brought into the Women’s section at the Kotel by a parade of pluralist Rabbis, including Rabbi Rick Jacobs.
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Simchat Torah at Kibbutz Hannaton
One of the most exciting things taking place at Hannaton today is the "Mechina", a gap year program for high school graduates preparing them for the army while they study, volunteer and travel around the country.
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Yom Kippur in the Holy Land
Yom Kippur is the designated time of year where we repent for our sins and ask for forgiveness, from ourselves, God, and each other. Experiencing Yom Kippur in Jerusalem for the first time was amazing.
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Reimagination and Reinvention of Jewish Life
Rabbi Loren Sykes is the Principal of the NFTY-EIE High School in Israel. In these weekly postings, he gives a description and rundown of what the group is doing day to day, which he hopes sheds some light on what the EIE experience is like.
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Tiyul to Sataf National Park
Maxim Sparks, a Fall 2016 student, is a sophomore from Napa, California. He is a member of Congregation Beth Shalom, is a participant in NFTY-CWR, and has been a camper at Camp Newman.
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Meet the Administration and the Madrachim!
Learn more about our Fall 2016 NFTY-EIE faculty and madrichim!
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