Kulanu Baaretz: Chag Sameach!

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Chag Sameach!

Today we took a journey through time in preparation for Chanukah as we learned first hand the story of Chanukah. We went to Neot Kedomim where we saw how the Macabim lived;

We saw how they used olives to make oil.

Then we made our own olive oil jugs.

We then saw the caves that the Macabim hid in, how they got water, and how they made Zatar.

Then we got to see what it was like to be a shepard. That was cool!

Then we went to the graves of the Macabim where Jordan told us the story of Chanukah.

And finally came the highlight....we went to an army base where we met with soldiers, gave them cards that we made, and lit the menorah with them. It was such a great experience.

When we got home, we lit the Chanukah candles all together.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Wow!I was waiting to hear about Chanukah and I was not disappointed! that is so great that you got to celebrate on an army base with soldiers. Chag Sameach!!
Carol Katz; December 4, 2007 at 7:06 PM

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Kenny"s Thoughts on Kulanu Baaretz

I am most proud of how the kibbutz has opened their hearts and homes to Kulanu. People are genuinely concerned, supportive and willing to lend a helping hand wherever they can. The students are a part of this community, and they are truly standing on their own, without shadows, because they don't need them. At work, they have to produce, just like anyone else and they are there as true contributors, not just as a chesed. So whatever they do has to count but at the same time, there needs to be support and understanding of their needs. I am also so proud to be a part of a program where students are so quickly learning to be independent. I see kids helping kids out, waking up each other to go to davening. I see a student who at the beginning of the program, when he was the only one who arrived at davening on time, said, "Well I'm here, that's all that matters". Three weeks later, when he was still the only one there at 8:00, he went back to the dorm, with his tefilin on, to wake up the rest of his peers. This shows a true sense of being a part of community. And that's really what makes the world go round. That's what makes us survive as a community. We are seeing students become a part of a community in the real sense of the word.