Tzevet Spotlight!
With: Ezra Klineman | Mazkir, Cleveland Shevet Orot Current role in Bnei Akiva Mazkir Galil of Bnei Akiva Cleveland What is your first memory of Bnei Akiva? My first memory of Bnei Akiva is my first sukkah hop in 2nd grade, we went to Yedidya Blau’s house (Shoutout to the Blau Family), and Elijah Soclof’s […]
With Dr Tamara Spitz
With Rav Yair
Spa Night
By: Sarah Herzberg | Pittsburgh Recently, we had a very relaxing and fun spa night for Hadracha. We decided there is no better way to thank our madrichim than a nice, calming time after Shabbat. There were face masks, fuzzy socks, candles, and of course food. While drinking hot chocolate, we watched one of the […]
Hadracha in Florida
By: Chana-Adina Schandelson | Madricha, Boca Raton This past Motzie Shabbos the Boca and Boca west snifim had the amazing oppurtunity of hearing from Josh Girnun. Josh Girnun is part of the Bnei Akiva Dream Team and travels around the world to help Madrichim. We started with an activity that showed us what we represent […]
Seder in Scarsdale!
By: Jacob Rivkin | Scarsdale This past Sunday, Snif Scarsdale NY hosted its first ever Tu B’Shvat Seder! The event, attended by 1st-4th grade chanichim and parents from the Scarsdale community, included a full Tu B’Shvat Seder led by our Shlichot Chen and Shaked, a falafel and pitot dinner, and Tu B’Shvat peulot. In the […]
Tu B’Shvat in Houston
By: Molly Goldstein | Zach Madricha Sunday night Shevet Za”ch came together to celebrate Tu Bishvat with an exciting Seudat Amenim. We started off the seudah with a special appearance from Houston’s former Shaliach Yoni Bahat. We then started the meal. We made pitot for hamotzi, ate cookies for mezonot, ate pomegranate seeds, dates, figs, […]
Zach Shabbaton!
By: Rafi Setnik | Rosh Zach, Cleveland Over this past Shabbat, the 7th and 8th graders shared an amazing experience on the annual Zach Shabbaton, this year hosted in Detroit Michigan. After a long and exciting bus ride, the chanichim arrived at the Young Israel of Oak Park and were greeted with refreshing cherry and […]
TZEVET SPOTLIGHT!
With: Mordechai Wolfson | Toronto, Sgan Zach, Madrich at BAYT Snif Shevet Hineni Current role in Bnei Akiva Skan Zach, Snif Madrich, Executive Editor of Bnei Akiva Akivaton Toronto What is your first memory of Bnei Akiva?| Eidah Gimmel at Moshava Ennismore. The first Friday we were there everyone was in the ח and we were […]
Parshat Yitro
By: Noah Roffe | Chicago In this week’s parasha, parshat Yitro, Klal Yisrael becomes a complete nation at Har Sinai. Rav Soloveitchik zz”l explains in Kol Dodi Dofek that every nation is bound together by a common historical experience and a common goal that the nation is striving towards. Yetziat Mitzrayim and Kriat Yam […]