We'd like to take this
opportunity to introduce you
to the structure of Ramah
Israel Seminar. Our summer is
divided into educational units.
Each unit has an introduction
and a summary, and each day
within the unit follows specific
themes that tie together the
various sites, activities, and
speakers. The bus kvutzot
(groups) rotate itineraries
within the unit. Throughout
the summer, we will introduce you to each unit and to the itinerary
of each kvutza so you can follow your child's program each day. The
kvutzot will not always visit the exact same sights.
The units for Seminar 2014 are:
People, Land, and Community (adam,
adamah, v'kehilla)
The Dream and the Reality of Israel
The Leader Within
The Negev: Judaism, Zionism, and You
We begin our journey with our first unit
"People, Land, and Community." This
unit makes the connection between the
relationship of a person to their
community and to the land. While we are
building our own Ramah Seminar
community/"kehilla", we explore other
"kehillot" both ancient and modern. How
did the Jews of Katzrin connect to the
Land of Israel? When Jews moved
towards the Diaspora from the Galilee
and Golan, how did their kehillot
preserve this connection? When the first
modern Jewish/Zionist communities
were established, how did their form and
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