My Shnat ExperienceBen LevinBeing in Israel over the past few months has been pretty special- special in light of the celebration of various Chagim and Yamim Tovim, but perhaps even more special due to an overwhelming feeling of achdut in the face of adversity, a solidarity I probably hadn’t experienced before. I’ll kick this off […]
On Friday afternoon, I made the exciting decision to return to Israel. I frantically packed my bags in the 30 short minutes before Shabbos, and then straight after Shabbos went out, we were off. Armed with our letters and documentation proving our allowance to leave Australia and entry into Israel, we embarked on our […]
At the end of may the boys and girls of Limmud went their separate ways, to Yeshiva and Midrasha respectively. The girls were off to the great Midreshet Lindenbaum, and, unfortunately due to the ever-changing situation at hand us boys could not go to the originally planned Machon Meir – but rather we began at […]
Kibbutz Ein Hanatziv has been an incredibly eye opening experience so far, and together as a group we have adapted to the Kibbutznick lifestyle which endures early wake ups and mentally preparing ourselves for the day. In our assigned groups we have formed close relationships with the head of each ‘job’ by listening to their […]
The start to the year for the Aussies was a tough one, with exhausting flights and subsequent jetlag, not to mention a nine and a half hour layover in Bangkok for the Sydney Shnatties. Arriving at Ben Gurion was an indescribable feeling and heading straight for Jerusalem was all I could have asked for […]
To try get an idea of how I should structure this blog, the very first MTA blog for 2020, I looked to last year’s blog entries to gain some inspiration. I realised this task may be harder than first anticipated when I saw that most of these pieces were 500-600 words. How can I possibly […]
Coming off the high holidays and chagim, the final stretch of learning, and shnat, is upon us and the finish line is insight. With almost no breaks to the end of December, the pressure is on for all of us to make the most of the next two months, whether that’s learning, exploring, touring or […]
As all 17 Limmud Marva participants arrived at Kiryat Moriah, we did not expect what was coming for the following 2 months. We were instantly confronted with military style procedures and discipline, with even the smallest movements or noises being noticed and punished instantly. We made our way down to Sde Boker, where we would […]
Shalom! Months in the Yeshivah routine can be tiring. The time had come for us to get a break and give our minds time to breathe. But I don’t think this break ever gave us time to rest. Travelling to Poland was a reminder of the sometimes harsh reality of being a member of our […]
After an intense 10 days of exploring the depths of our history in Poland, we arrive at kibbutz Ein HaNatziv. We’re greeted by Elchi, one of the locals of the kibbutz, who explains to us how it all works around here. A kibbutz is all about community and shared responsibility. Every person plays an essential […]