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 […]
This past month has been jam packed! Following a wonderful Pesach break, we headed back to our respective Midrashot and Yeshivot. Despite being the longest zman of the year, the weeks have been broken up by different events and chagim. On Yom Hashoah we recited tehillim at night and on the following day heard from […]
After our first ten crazy days consisting of meeting people from all over Australia and from all different backgrounds, we hopped off the bus to find 21 South African faces waiting for us. Little did we know that these random people would be our best friends in no time. After 2 days of opening […]
After a very busy first month of settling in, and acclimatising to our surroundings, we were ready for the next jam packed month that awaited us at Midreshet Amit. The month of March began with a class shabbaton at one of our teachers in Modiin, for our hilchot shabbat class- where we were able to […]
Hi all! Following an eventful 10 days in Israel at opening seminar and AZYC, it was time for the real program to begin! Whilst AZYC ended with a continual stream of tears upon saying goodbye to our Limmud friends who were about to embark on their own journey of fun, growth and learning, MTA seminar […]
In the next few days, MTA 2018 will end. It was a year of beneficial experiences, a year of self-development and hopefully a positive upgrade of our emotional and spiritual maturity. When experiencing a development with a cohort, its end can often be an emotional one. After all, you spend a year with certain individuals, […]
Hey Straya! How’s it going down under? Can’t wait to come back home and see vegemite and milo all over the shelves!! Limmud is currently coming towards the end of our Mechina (and I hate to say it, but shnat) journey – sadness all around :(. Mechina has been a wild ride, being fully immersed […]
Elul and Tishrei in Israel are somewhat magical. Yes, I know that sounds cliché but let me explain why this is the way I’ve chosen to describe Chaggim in the Holy Land. The Old City is the prime location to be at this time of year, and aren’t I lucky because I live here. […]
As the months creep by, we have finally arrived at the final part of the year: Mechina. The last part of the program is a three and a half month beast, and brings new challenges for us chanichim. We are in a whole new environment, meeting totally new people and getting to know each other. […]
After an intense kaytiz zman period at Eretz, summer began with the MTA boys trip to Poland and Lithuania. The trip was a special and unique experience, of which everyone will recall for rest of our lives. Poland acted as an important educational experience both for our Jewish history, and in many ways, our present and […]