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This week was Mexican Independence Day (Grito de Dolores), marking the country's liberation from Spain on 16 September 1810 - and with eight Mexicans on Lehava, the day was marked in traditional style!
On Sunday evening the Mexicans headed over to the Mexican Embassy in Tel Aviv to celebrate, and last night the whole group enjoyed the fun with our own Lehava Fiesta! Piñatas, music and spicy food were all on offer as the group turned green, white and red for the evening.
I'm sure your children have told you, but one of the best things about Hachshara is meeting people from all over the world, learning about their backgrounds and enjoying their cultures. Over the course of the year, they'll find out more about Jewish people and communities from across the globe, and make lifelong friends with people from every continent!
Personal Pathways at Machon
Culture, politics and philosophy were all on the agenda at Machon this week. Personal Pathways was the theme, and included sessions on "Dilemmas in Israeli Society", "Melting Pot or Mixed Grill", and "Herzl to Kadima". As we get ready for the festive period, Lehava also looked at some of the spiritual aspects of the Chagim.
Total Tefillah
It's not easy to get up early for Shacharit - especially if you don't understand what you are saying! This week, our madrichot, Ayelet and Elisheva, launched a Tefillah Chug - a mini-session to complement morning prayers and explain some of the meaning behind them. This takes place three times a week, and has enhanced the group's Tefillah experience.
Kadima Primaries
It's an exciting year to be in Israel. Your children are going to witness an historical event - a change in prime minister.
On Tuesday, we made a change in the schedule to reflect the big political event of the week - the Kadima leadership elections.
BA's educational co-ordinator, Anton Goodman, briefed Lehava on the background to the elections, and gave an overview on each of the candidates. At time of writing, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (right) looked set to claim victory over Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz (left).
If the results are confirmed and there is a clear poll winner, the leader will have about six weeks to form a new coalition, during which time outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will remain in charge.
Midnight Musical Selichot
"B'motzei m'nuchah kidam'nuchah t'chilah."
"At the outgoing of Shabbat we first approach you."
These words, from the Selichot service, are significant to this Motzei Shabbat, when the Ashkenazi community starts saying Selichot, a selection of poems and prayers said in the lead up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. (Sephardim started saying them at the start of the month of Ellul.)
On Motzei Shabbat, Lehava are going to a first-night Selichot service at the Shir Chadash shul in Jerusalem, led by Yehuda Katz of the popular Israeli band, Reva l'Sheva. It will be preceded by a concert with Aharon Razel, an Israeli chassidic musician.
On Sunday evening the Mexicans headed over to the Mexican Embassy in Tel Aviv to celebrate, and last night the whole group enjoyed the fun with our own Lehava Fiesta! Piñatas, music and spicy food were all on offer as the group turned green, white and red for the evening.
I'm sure your children have told you, but one of the best things about Hachshara is meeting people from all over the world, learning about their backgrounds and enjoying their cultures. Over the course of the year, they'll find out more about Jewish people and communities from across the globe, and make lifelong friends with people from every continent!
Personal Pathways at Machon
Culture, politics and philosophy were all on the agenda at Machon this week. Personal Pathways was the theme, and included sessions on "Dilemmas in Israeli Society", "Melting Pot or Mixed Grill", and "Herzl to Kadima". As we get ready for the festive period, Lehava also looked at some of the spiritual aspects of the Chagim.
Total Tefillah
It's not easy to get up early for Shacharit - especially if you don't understand what you are saying! This week, our madrichot, Ayelet and Elisheva, launched a Tefillah Chug - a mini-session to complement morning prayers and explain some of the meaning behind them. This takes place three times a week, and has enhanced the group's Tefillah experience.
Kadima Primaries
It's an exciting year to be in Israel. Your children are going to witness an historical event - a change in prime minister.
On Tuesday, we made a change in the schedule to reflect the big political event of the week - the Kadima leadership elections.
BA's educational co-ordinator, Anton Goodman, briefed Lehava on the background to the elections, and gave an overview on each of the candidates. At time of writing, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (right) looked set to claim victory over Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz (left).
If the results are confirmed and there is a clear poll winner, the leader will have about six weeks to form a new coalition, during which time outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will remain in charge.
Midnight Musical Selichot
"B'motzei m'nuchah kidam'nuchah t'chilah."
"At the outgoing of Shabbat we first approach you."
These words, from the Selichot service, are significant to this Motzei Shabbat, when the Ashkenazi community starts saying Selichot, a selection of poems and prayers said in the lead up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. (Sephardim started saying them at the start of the month of Ellul.)
On Motzei Shabbat, Lehava are going to a first-night Selichot service at the Shir Chadash shul in Jerusalem, led by Yehuda Katz of the popular Israeli band, Reva l'Sheva. It will be preceded by a concert with Aharon Razel, an Israeli chassidic musician.
