BANY BBQ
By: Shira Schneider | Merakezet Shevatim, New York After a summer filled with constant fun activities, educational programming and hanging out with friends, Shevet Dorot was already missing everything that camp has to offer. They came together this Sunday for an afternoon BBQ in Teaneck to play games, eat burgers and reconnect. Over 50 kids […]
St Louis Opening Event
By: Sophie Chervitz | Rosh Snif, St Louis This past Sunday, Snif St. Louis had our opening event to start off the year. At the event, each of the Madrichim had a booth that they were running all under an Israeli theme. We wanted to teach the Chanichim about the culture of Israel so […]
Parshat Ki-Teitzei
By: Shlomo Stern | Director, Moshava Ba’ir New Jersey Parshat Ki-Teitzei In the second Aliya of this week’s Parasha, Parshat Ki-Teitzei, in the first few Pesukim of Perek 22 the Torah teaches us about the positive Mitzvah of Hashavat Aveida, returning a lost item, and the negative commandment of ignoring the opportunity to fulfill this […]
Toronto Hadracha
By: Yakira Gasner | Mazkira, Toronto This past weekend, Bnei Akiva of Toronto held its annual Hadracha Shabbaton in Camp Moshava Ennismore. The shabbaton was filled with many madrichim and roshim that are super excited for this upcoming year. It held amazing leadership workshops including how to successfully run snif. There were fantastic shiurim led […]
Opening Event Cleveland
By: Dovid Ben-Tor | Rosh Israel Action, Cleveland Last night, we had our Tzevet Opening Event where we introduced our staff positions and had an intro to the incredible things to come in Bnei Akiva this year! We enjoyed a great BBQ and bonfire at the Israelstam’s and held short discussions about our goals in […]
Los Angeles BBQ
By: David Raviv | Mazkir Bnei Akiva Los Angeles This past Sunday, Chevraya Bet had their annual Kickoff Barbecue. It was a great way for everyone to meet each other and hang out while enjoying amazing food. After dinner and an Icebreaker, our new leadership team was introduced and then we all gathered around the […]
With Rav Shaul
From Our Mazkira Artzi
In this week’s Parasha, Parshat Shoftim, it begins with the laws pertaining on how to ensure a just legal system without the evils of bribery, corruption, favoritism, etc. In doing so, the Torah says the following words; “Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof,” “Justice, Justice you shall pursue” (Devarim 16:20). The Torah did not accidentally repeat itself, nor […]
New National Roles
Welcome Devorah Goldson – Merakezet Tochniot Hello! My name is Devorah Goldson, originally from St. Louis, MO. I was even there when the Snif was just starting. I moved to Israel right after high school, and 5 years later – after national service, completing Bar Ilan University, and 2 summers on Mach Hach Ba’Aretz, […]
New Israel-Based Roles
WELCOME RABBI DAN KATZ Yeshivat Torah V’Avodah/Chovat HaTalmidim (YTVA/Chovat) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Rabbi Dan Katz as Director. Rav Dan is exceptionally qualified for this position, having served as Director of Bnei Akiva’s amazing Mach Hach BaAretz touring program for the past eight years, and as a Rebbe and Alumni Coordinator at […]