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Matanel Crossroad Seminar – In preparation for Israel’s centennial

The state of Israel and global Judaism are once again facing a crossroad: On the one hand, there is regrowth, rehabilitation, and revival, while on the other there is deterioration, embarrassment, and social and spiritual collapse. We therefore must start a thinking process that will attempt to present new and invigorating points of view, an infrastructure for a deep soul-search and inquiry.

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Kaima Farms - Annual Conference

Kaima Hukuk Farm

Dear Gad, Joelle,
We are so pleased to share with you photos from our annual Kaima seminar, created with the encouragement of the Matanel Foundation.
The two-day seminar brought together 40 adult members of our four-farm Israel farm network

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Jérusalems

Shlomo Ben David

Jérusalems tente, comme l’indique le pluriel hébraïque de Yerushalaïm, d’accéder à cette unique pluralité du face à face biblique que porte au plus réel de son nom cette ville aux multiples facettes. Il est en cette cité une source que les pèlerins attentifs perçoivent au fond du cœur. Dialogue intarissable de génération en génération. Par-delà le vacarme du moi et ses guerres intestines, la parole féconde est accessible à celui qui veut entendre ! Ces poèmes sont l’écho de cet Orient-là.

The Saying of Matanel

The meaning of man’s life lies in his perfecting the universe. He has to distinguish and redeem the sparks of holiness scattered throughout the darkness of the world.

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel