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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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Oct 2026

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Daniel Treistman & Sylvia Meidan

Musrara – Matanel Perach Zahav

Daniel Treistman, a New Music Dept. student talks about Sylvia Meidan

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Bohu Legani – piyut in kindergarten בואו לגני – פיוט בגני ילדים

The “Bohu Legani” program brings together young children with a variety of piyyutim from Jewish tradition, thus strengthening intergenerational ties and cultivating values ​​for Israeli and Jewish culture. Through the piyyutim, the children learn to pay attention to the occurrences in music: to consider the connection between the words and the melody, to discern repetitive rhythmic patterns, the tone of voice and instrument, to pay attention to the nature of melody (sadness, longing, prayers, hope and joy of generations). The piyutim chosen for the program relate to the life cycle and are integrated into the ongoing activities of the kindergarten. The recordings and arrangements were made especially for the program of young children, the content is suitable for children, the melody is relatively simple and the performance is artistic and aesthetic. These invite active participation of children in singing, music, movement and recording. Through the piyyut, children develop awareness of a unique genre that is an inseparable part of our culture and meet the value of piyyut that enables personal expression.

The Saying of Matanel

“…even though you do not hear it when a person takes one small step, when a hundred people move together – it makes noise, and when a million people move together – it shakes the world. So let’s make a movement together wholeheartedly, and it will shake the world.”

From a Rosh Hashana Talk by Rav Adin Steinsaltz Z"L