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Winter 2018-19 The Zionist Organization of the Conservative Movement MERCAZ www.mercazusa.org zfrn y’’ga, ;ruj USA Winter 2018-19 שנת ע’’א למדינת ישראלMERCAZ Shinshinim – Providing Us with A Student’s View a Real Connection to Israel of the Shinshinim Shinshinim is a play on the Hebrew words, Shnat Sheirut, meaning “year of service”. Shinshinim are talented high school graduates from Israel, who delay Program their military service to serve who are placed in Jewish communities abroad, by Eitan Gitlin with the goal of educating people of all ages about Israel and its culture. Hello, my name is Eitan Gitlin. I am a Schechter Shinshinim bring contemporary thought, authentic customs and the Israeli student and am active in USY. I also serve as a spirit to synagogues, schools and organizations, by providing informal pro- madrich (counselor), at my temple, Congregation gramming to build Jewish identity and educate all age groups about Israeli life. Tiferet Israel of Glen Cove. I have experienced They nurture a personal connection towards the goal of bringing the commu- the Shinshinim program for almost 5 years now. nities closer together. My first experience with the Shinshin program When the Shinshinim return to Israel to begin their military service, they will came in my 8th grade class at Solomon Schechter. carry a deeper understanding of the American Jewish community and the plu- The two Shinshinim (plural of Shinshin) took my ralistic nature of American Judaism. class outside and we played sharks and minnows in For the community Shinshinim programming is a way to give Israel a face and Hebrew. This activity taught me that kids in Israel to get to know it from another point of view; for the young Shlichim (emissar- play the same games that we play here in America. ies) it is a life-changing experience. Throughout the year, we engaged in many activi- ties that reminded us of this fact. But on the other MERCAZ Plays a Role hand, we also were taught history lessons from the The program has been so successful that the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), point of view of an the sponsor of the program, has increased the number of Shinshinim world- Israeli kid. Even wide each year. In the US, Long Island was chosen by JAFI to be the area of though they were growth for 2018-19. MERCAZ USA worked with the Sid Jacobson JCC (the not old enough to onsite coordinator) and our kehillot and schools to increase participation in have lived through the program. This year on Long Island alone over a dozen communities are the events they were benefiting from the program. The reports from the congregations involved teaching, we could are amazing! The Shinshinim have brought energy and life to the groups they still see their excite- work with and create a deeper connection between the participants and Israel. ment in teaching JAFI plans to expand the program to more communities next year. If you are kids from another interested, let us know. country about their own country. As we MERCAZ is the Zionist arm of the Conservative Movement. Our Movement matured and moved on through high school, the delegates sit at the table of JAFI, the World Zionist Organization and Keren lesson became increasingly more sophisticated and Kayemet L’Yisrael as MERCAZ representatives based on the votes we receive we were able to relate ever more to the Shinshinim. in the election of delegates to the World Zionist Congress every 5 years. Because they are young adults who recently gradu- Programs like this are funded by these agencies and our ability to assist con- ated high school, making them just a few years gregations is the result of allocations for programs that connect us to Israel. older than we are, we can connect with them and Your membership in and support of MERCAZ helps make this possible. Continued on page 2 Winter 2018 - 2019 Winter 520 Eighth Avenue, 4th Floor • New York • NY 10018 • (212) 533-2061 • Fax (646) 580-1433 • [email protected] Page 2 our Movement played in getting approval for the first Birthright President’s trip of Abayudaya. The answer is that we need to speak out against Message injustice, not disengage. Message from MERCAZ USA It is important to note that the reason JAFI recognized the President, Dr. Marilyn L Wind Abayudaya community was because the Conservative Movement There has been a tremendous had a seat at the table. MERCAZ, the Zionist arm of the amount of discussion on mul- Conservative Movement, is the agency that represents the tiple fronts including a Schechter Conservative Movement in the National Institutions (the World Institutes/Jewish Theological Zionist Organization, JAFI and Keren Kavyemit L’Yisrael (KKL)). Seminary Forum and the latest General Assembly of the Jewish Further, there are Conservative/Masorti institutions working on Federations of North America meeting on Israel-Diaspora the ground in Israel and around the world making changes that Relations. There have been numerous articles written on this sub- result in furthering our concept of pluralism and a just society. ject as well. Much has been said about how many Conservative/ In order to make sure we continue to have a seat at the table it is Masorti Jews, particularly our teens and young adults, are being necessary for you to join MERCAZ USA to have your voice heard, alienated by Israel because of some of the Israeli government poli- to vote for MERCAZ USA when the World Zionist Congress elec- cies in general and those regarding Masorti/Conservative Jews in tions take place in early 2020 and support the Schechter Institutes, Israel. What I’ve learned from a variety of people who have spoken the Rabbinical Assembly in Israel, the Conservative Yeshiva, and written on this topic is a message I believe we, as MERCAZ Masorti in Israel, Marom, and Masorti Olami. These organizations USA, need to focus on. We need to state that we love Israel. We have programs and do work that directly supports our goals. believe it is our Homeland. We repeat daily in our prayers that Our new website is up. We have links to the Conservative/Masorti we love Israel and that it is an integral part of our Conservative/ organizations I have mentioned above and you can learn more Masorti Judaism. We can recognize that Israel has flaws, but we about them by following links. Our membership year runs from love it nonetheless and that is the reason we are compelled to July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. I urge all of you, if you have engage with Israel and advocate for a more just society. We can get not yet joined or renewed your membership, to do so now either angry and frustrated about how difficult it is to get the Abayudaya, by going to www.mercazusa.org, mailing the attached coupon, or if a Ugandan community of Masorti Jews, to be recognized by the you belong to a check-off congregation renew your membership or Israeli Government as Jews. While it was difficult to do so we were become a member through your congregation. Share this newslet- finally able to get the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) to recognize ter with those who are not yet members and urge them to join. We the Abayudaya community as Jews. We can also rejoice in the role need your support! Shinshinim ... continued from page 1 ily answer questions about their life and about Israel. The younger have meaningful conversations. The best thing about this program kids also have fun with our Shinshin, while learning about the is that they are still teenagers, not official teachers or adults, which geography and the history of Israel. means we think of them as friends who live in Israel, to whom we This year, my family and I are hosting a Shinshin, Ofir Pearl, a can easily relate and with whom we can meet when we go there. normal kid from Binyamina, a town in Northern Israel. He has I have also experienced the Shinshin program at my temple. The become part of our family. We engage in conversations about area I live in doesn’t have many Jews. The kids in my temple don’t Israel, about high school and about the army. My sister is a sopho- get much contact with other Jews and even less with the State of more at Albany University, and it is weird not having her at home; Israel. Most of what they have learned can be summarized as fol- but it’s great having a “sibling” in the house who will play soccer or lows: Israel is dangerous, threatened by terrorists and if you visit a game of fifa, or just sit down and watch a movie. you might be killed. But our Shinshin presents a very different The Shinshin program has influenced me greatly and has provided view of Israel. The kids here get to learn that Israel isn’t war-torn me with Israeli friends, with whom I remain in contact and hope and that Israelis do not wake up every day thinking everyone is to visit when I travel to Israel. out to get them. They learn what high school is like in another country and they develop friendships with the Shinshin, who read- MERCAZUSA MERCAZ is proud of the work of our partner agencies and the support we provide them through MERCAZ’s participation in the WZO, JAFI and KKL News from Masorti Olami: Kivun Chile - Connecting Young Adults to Israel Kivun Chile offers young adults in the Masorti community a wide range of in-depth and insightful programming to enable them to better understand and connect with Israel, Zionism, the history of the cause, and the modern issues facing the Jewish state.
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