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LivNotes
August 2009/Av 5759
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Not Kansas
Michael Even-Esh
Grab your grandparents
Grab your grandparents! And do it today, not tomorrow. Otherwise, you might miss
the chance and it'll be too late.
We had two sets of grandparents, but those from Germany we called "Oma and Opa."
After some hard years in their small town of Ruppertshofen in southwest Germany,
they managed to get out of Europe before it was too late, and - lucky for us - they
took our mother with them; she was 6 years-old at the time, and remembered nothing.
But like most people who survived and had troublesome memories, they didn't talk
about their experiences very much. When we asked Oma about an old pot that she had,
we heard related stories about cooking in her childhood home. When we asked Opa
why one of his legs was longer than the other, he told us it was from an old motorcycle
accident in his younger days. But they didn't initiate any information. And we didn't
ask a lot, either.
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Livnot Journey
5-month MASA program
Unemployed? Know someone who is? Looking for an uplifting experience
before reentering the 9-5 life?
Registration will soon be closing for
Livnot's fall/winter 2009 5-month MASA program
Grants and Scholarships make it possible to participate for the entire 5-month program
for as little as $900!
The Livnot Journey is spectacular hikes, dynamic seminars, inspiring community service
work and living and growing together as a community. The open atmosphere encourages
questioning and enhances self-exploration and introspection. Additionally, the program
includes an intro into Kabbalah, an 8 week period on a kibbutz learning Hebrew and
applied organic agriculture.
For those who are looking for a special Israel experience.
(The Livnot program includes all expenses of room and 2 meals a day on the Livnot
Tzfat campus, as well as daily classes, seminars and workshops, weekly hikes, and
the three-day sea-to-sea hike.)
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From Aharon
Dear Friends, Livnot is now entering its 30th year. For me, this is monumental,
in that half of my life I have been serving at the helm of Livnot U'Lehibanot. We
have ridden the waves, the ups and downs, the obstacles and challenges. Each
crisis endured has enabled Livnot to progress to another level.
To read Aharon's letter, click here
To see the final circle of Livnot 236, Livnot's final birthright group,
click here.
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Alumot
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Chevre,
As always, Alumot's success depends on the activism of our chevre, who coordinate
and host events and Shabbatons throughout the country.
To Read about Alumot
Facebook Groups:
Livnot U'Lehibanot-- to be available to answer questions
for people who are looking into Livnot
A Livnot Retreat is being planned for the fall.....information will be forthcoming.
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Birkat HaHama
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There are some blessings that Jews recite every morning upon arising. Some
blessings are said every time a Jew eats a certain food, or buys a new item of clothing.
Life-cycle events each have their own blessings, and there are blessings that are
dedicated to Shabbat and holidays. There are even blessings which are said
when one sees a rainbow or lightning, or the monthly blessing on the crest of the
New Moon.
But once every 28 years, Jews gather to recite the Birkat HaHama, the Blessing on
the Sun.
To read about Birkat HaHama in Tzfat
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Livnot/Birthright Israel NEXT Shabbaton
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As part of Livnot alumni's connection with post-Israel programs for Birthright Israel
alumni, Livnot hosted a Shabbaton on July 3rd for the American staff of Birthright
Israel NEXT in Tzfat.
To read about Birthright
NEXT staff at a Livnot Shabbaton
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Livnot's Community Service Program in Jerusalem
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Although the Jerusalem Livnot campus closed in 2008, the Jerusalem Livnot volunteer
program has continued to move ahead at full steam.
This summer, dozens of groups and many individual volunteers are joining the projects
that the Jerusalem volunteer program is involved in.
To read more about
Livnot's volunteer program in Jerusalem.
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Livnot Summer Programs 2009
Livnot 236
Northern Exposure assisting local resident Livnot's Galilee Fellowship Summer 2009
30somethings in Jerusalem
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AMHSI at Livnot  Volunteers from the
Alexander Muss High School in Israel help in one of Tzfat's soup kitchens
In April 2009, following Pesach, a group of 31 Alexander
Muss High School in Israel students came to Livnot for a community service program.
This is the third year that Muss students have come to volunteer in Tzfat. Each
year, the numbers of participants have grown, as more and more students report about
their amazing experiences with Livnot in Tzfat.
To read more about Alexander
Muss in Tzfat
MUSS volunteers at the Ethiopian Absorption Center, where they volunteered each
afternoon
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Community Service at Livnot/Tzfat Campus
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Chevre Updates
MAZAL TOV to the 2009 Livnot Olim (immigrants
to Israel). These are the chevre that we know about....if there are other
chevre making aliyah, please tell us!
Llanie Isaacs (189)
Ami Field Dorevitch (J07 and J08) with husband Josh and 2 children
Tova Schuerholz (119) with husband Yosef and 2 children
Jon Amerikaner 195, 215, 212 227
Courtney Miller 203
Ilene Rosenblum (170)
Michael Weinberger (volunteer par excellence)
Hayley Levinter (192)
Jonathan (J07) and Arlyn Boltax, Matan Eliyahu, Eliora Yerushalaim, Amichai Yisrael
and Naor Tzion Tzedek
Avishai Weiss (233)
Jeff Handel (223)
Cheri Bienstock (198)
Sue Sneider Coopersmith (T19) and family
To read all the Chevre Updates,
click here
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Cindy Feldman z"l
Alisa Feingold
Dear Chevre,
It is with deep sadness that I write to tell you about the death of Cindy Feldman
Garaj, T47 and madricha for 119. During her third trimester of pregnancy,
Cindy was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease
known to cause sudden death. After delivering a healthy baby girl named Ziva, the
beta blockers her doctors prescribed seemed to be working and everything seemed
to be under control. But tragically and unexpectedly, at age 36, Cindy passed away
two weeks later on May 29, 2009. Alisa's loving memory of Cindy
Feldman is here.
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Concentrated Effort
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Livnot is not merely a program, but is also a special space in the spiritual center
of the Jewish world. Anyone who has not been here during the last 2 years
cannot conceive of the potential of Livnot.
The main center of Livnot sits on the alleyway which is one of the most frequently-visited
tourist thoroughfares in Israel.
To read more about the Concerted
Effort Project
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