January 26th, 2011 Hi everyone!
The Mazkir Muses
Back in the day, Bnei Akiva produced a monthly magazine called Yediot, which was full of BA news, articles, sviva reports and pictures – plus a column called ‘The Mazkir Muses’. Following on from our brand new website, Bnei Akiva is moving with the times and this column is now a web blog! And I thought I’d start by updating you about what’s going on in the wonderful world of Bnei Akiva… One of the most exciting things that has happened has been the arrival of the Shoham family as the new Northern Shlichim. Hagai has already made a big impact on machane, where he stayed on Ma’apilim and Gimmel, and I’m sure that they will revitalise activities in the North. The Mazkirut just came back from World Veida in Israel. This is a phenomenal event, taking place every 4 or 5 years, which gathers leaders of Bnei Akiva from over 30 countries. As well as deciding on the direction of World Bnei Akiva and voting on decisions and electing people, we were able to meet and share ideas with the Mazkiruyot of Australia, USA, South Africa and many more. It was also a great chance to spend time with Hachshara, both at the Shabbat Veida and at the gala concert, which featured Shimon Peres and the Maccabeats (not together though!). And now it’s Shabbat Ha’Irgun season…we have got so many coming up – starting with Edgware this week! So all in all there’s a lot going on – and I haven’t even mentioned Israel Machane – applications are literally clogging up the mailbox as we speak! BVSLTVA, Michael