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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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Irith Shevach

News from Kaima Beerotaim farm during Covid 19 crisis

Kaima Beerotaim Farm

In the past two months, we have all been through a particularly challenging period, to say the least, where we have been committed to far-reaching systemic and personal changes. The farm’s adult staff has understood that routine must be maintained in every way possible to meet the educational goals that are the basis of the farm’s activities. The events and workshops booked a few months in advance, restaurant orders and schools were all canceled, we realized that funds accompanying the farm would not be able to give us a hand in the near future and that all of our financial commitments to suppliers must be fully fulfilled.

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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