Source: JewishJournal.com
Posted by Shmuel Rosner
Professor Bethamie Horowitz of the Steinhardt School at NYU and author of the study ‘Defining Israel Education’, discusses American Jewry’s connection to Israel.
‘Raising young American Jews to feel Israel matters isn’t as “naturally occurring” as it was'
by The iCenter on May 16, 2012
Lag ba'Omer: Playing with Fire
by Josh Feigelson on May 9, 2012
Lag ba'Omer and Israel means mainly one thing to me: fire.
The custom of lighting bonfires may have mystical roots. Lag ba'Omer is observed as the yahrtzeit (death anniversary) of the second-century sage Rabbi Shimon bar-Yochai. Legend has it that, prior to his death, Bar Yochai revealed all of his mystical secrets. Thus the bonfires: the light of Bar Yochai is not extinguished.
New Initiative to Strengthen Israel Education in North America
by The iCenter on May 1, 2012 Contact: Glenn Rosenkrantz, 646.245.8975, glenn.rosenkrantz@gmail.com
iMMERSE is Joint Project of Israel21c and the iCenter
April 30, 2011– A new initiative strengthening Israel education for 21st century students by injecting new themes into classroom discussions, and utilizing new technologies to do it, is being launched by Israel 21c and the iCenter, officials of both organizations announced today.
Arts and Culture Resources for Yom HaAtzmaut
by The iCenter on April 25, 2012 On Israel’s Independence Day, when most Israelis are on their way to an outdoor BBQ grill party (mangal), radio stations play a long list of familiar songs. Celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut in US Jewish and Israeli communities usually includes a similar mix of food and music. Here are a few fun songs that everyone can enjoy on this joyous day.
Chag Same’ach!
Happy Holiday!
The Train Stopped
by Adam Stewart on April 25, 2012
It's often called the most difficult 48-hour period in Israeli life. From memorial to celebration - Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israelis switch gears in a manner in which the human psyche was not designed.
On Zicaron (Remembering)
by Yehudit Werchow on April 23, 2012
“And how does one stand in a Memorial Ceremony? Erect or bent,
rigid like a tent or limp as in mourning,
head humbled like the guilty or raised in defiance against death,
eyes wild or frozen like the eyes of the dead,
or shut, to view the stars within?”
"Open Closed Open" -Yehudah Amichai
