This is a copy of the Parents Report Leo and I wrote on Thursday evening
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Shnat Netzer North began when all the sniffim of Netzer were united at the opening tekkes (ceremony) on the promenade overlooking Jerusalem in the bright morning sun. As we looked upon the holy city we had a special opening ma'amad to welcome us to the programme and create an inviting atmosphere, shortly followed a typical Israeli breakfast-picnic style!
Having all travelled from miles afar we returned to our respective living quarters for a mid-morning shluf. A few hours later, with much restored sanity, we reconvened to commence חוףשנת and the week long opening Klita seminar. Our day continued with a getting-to-know the tzevet session, dinner and an inspirational discussion about our hopes, fears and expectations for the year ahead. Everyone then headed to bed full of curiosity, anticipation and excitement for what we could already tell would be an experience like no other.
On Thursday morning we rolled out of bed and began our day with another indulgent Israeli breakfast. Next came an interactive service focusing on new beginnings and our shared Netzer journey that had already begun. Later that day we delved into a fascinating and enriching discussion on Israel and Zionism, bringing to light some of the truly vibrant differences of opinions throughout the group. Our afternoon peula was 'Shnat and the big J', essentially exploring what Judaism meant to us and its link to Israel. Finally, that evening we learnt about each others different movements across the globe – sniffim, ending the day with an insight into the features of the various movements and how different they are whilst still uniting as NETZER.
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