Nativ 29 Pages

Sarah Ziskend

Sarah Ziskend
From Marietta, GA
Kehilah Group

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Catch Up

A lot has happened these last three weeks so I’m going to put this one in bullets…..
The Zoo, what could be better than seeing numerous really cute lovable animals behind glass? SEEING THEM IN ISRAEL!! I know marvelous!

The Jerusalem Post

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THE JERUSALEM POST

Grapevine: Inspiring philanthropy
Sep. 29, 2009
Greer Fay Cashman

"SOME SIXTY members of Nativ, a youth affiliate of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in the United States, who are here on a nine-month study and leadership program, organized a Kol Nidre night happening in Jerusalem, by way of a kosher Woodstock at the conclusion of Kol Nidre services. Taking advantage of the absence of traffic, the youngsters sat in an enormous circle in the Agron-Keren Hayesod intersection and lustily sang Hebrew songs. People heading home from nearby Orthodox, Conservative and Reform congregations were attracted by the sound, and enthusiastically surrounded the singers who occasionally got up to dance in voluntarily gender-segregated circles. Smiles registered on the faces of the spontaneous audience, many of the people who stood around tapped their feet and clapped in time to the melodies, and some even joined in. click here for the full article

Stephanie Mandelblum

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Stephanie Mandelblum
From Sarsota, FL
Kibbutz Group

On wednesday, September 16, 2009

I came to the conclusion that when I hopped the El-Al flight this time around for Israel, I couldn’t wait to get off the plane to begin a new chapter in my life as opposed to the anticipation of being in a mystical place that I had heard about all my life (my emotions the first time I came to Israel last summer).

Canadian Jewish News

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80 USY grads leave for year in Israel

Thursday, 17 September 2009

TORONTO — Eighty recent graduates of United Synagogue Youth (USY) departed at the beginning of September for Israel, and among them were four women from Toronto.... click here to read the full article

David Helfand

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David Helfand
From Leawood, KS
Khilah Group

Negev 69, Good Morning…. Travel Safe…
נגב 69, בוקר טוב .... נסיעה טובה ...

The sound of the Moked, the operator, wakes us up in the middle of the night. As I hop off the couch and get my shoes and jacket on, I am prepared for all scenarios. As I hit the button for the gate of the station to open, we are already out the door and on the ambulance receiving instructions from out on board hand held computer.
It is 2:30 in the morning and we are headed to the home of a eight month pregnant woman who is ready to deliver. This first thing that I think, “this is so cool. I will be able to watch a delivery.” That didn’t happen to be the case. I did my usual job of vitals and tending to the patient while the driver and the other paramedic were doing the paper work and getting history. We arrived to the hospital and sent the woman on her way and later found out the next day that she delivered a healthy and beautiful baby boy.
This is just one of the many amazing experiences I have had while working for MADA. When I first decided that I was going to go on Nativ, I knew that I wanted to somehow volunteer for MADA. I am in no way interested in pursuing medicine as a profession, but their was something about working for MADA that just appealed to me. I would be able to learn valuable medical skills, speak Hebrew, and help people, all the things that I love to do.