HDNA members from our communities in Philadelphia, Manhattan, and Brooklyn gathered with other Jews creating intentional communities at the annual Hakhel conference — including many of our Habo friends from Australia and New Zealand, and our partners from Hashomer Hatzair!
Each day of Winter Camp has a special focus! We start with a day learning and bonding with our kvutzot (age groups). Then, we learn and play together during a themed Yom Meyuchad (Special Day), full of games, skits, and new knowledge! Yom Tnu’a gives us a chance to come together as movement members for a day of discussion and democracy. And during Yom Machaneh, we decide how we want to bring it all home to machaneh this summer!
Through it all, we’ll pause for games and check-ins, and of course plenty of meaningful HDNA-style Shabbat activities, like a collaborative oneg and a night of rikkud ayam!
Join us! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/WinterCampRegister
Maapilimot Seminar 2019 is over.
Maapilimot Seminar 2019 will be on May 23-27.
Habonim-Hashomer Birthright is a 10-day program in Israel for individuals aged 18-25. Explore your connection to Israel as a shared society and engage with peers working towards a more just, equal, and democratic Israeli state. It is completely free and spaces fill up quickly!
Heading out to protests and need a sign to bring? Download and print these signs, in any size. (PDF downloads below.)
Have another phrase you think belongs on a Habonim Dror sign? Contact Sara.
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This is a San Francisco synagogue where we have a few alumni families (and a growing number of current chanichim). The principal is super friendly and loves Habonim Dror.
Congregation Beth Sholom, a synagogue affiliated with the Conservative movement, currently seeks a part-time (about 10 – 15 hours per month) Teen Educator / Youth Group Leader – Advisor.
This is the last day to register for Winter Seminar without paying a late fee!
by Eitan Tako
During the Ten Days of Repentance, right after Rosh HaShana and before Yom Kippur, hides a fast that marks an occasion from 2,500 years ago.
This is the fast of Gedaliah.
by Zach Pekarsky
Rosh haShana is known by many different names, each reflecting different aspects of its history, meaning, and traditions. I’d like to take the time to reflect briefly on many of them.
by Jeremy Oziel
Symbols are a huge part of any Jewish holiday. Symbols are what remind us why a holiday is important and why we choose to celebrate it. Symbols help us to find meaning in our practice and belief. They can also inform how we celebrate different holidays. In many cases, symbols from the holidays remind us of the time we spend with our families. On a simple level, symbols are also a very practical way to pass down traditions. Children learn easily through symbols, especially through those that are food related. These are the ones I like the most. For instance, most of us can remember when we learned that Rosh haShana was about turning the page on the old year and looking forward to a sweet new one — through eating apples and honey. You may not have even been old enough to understand why there was another new year that came on January 1st, but you associated the beginning of school and the high holidays with the taste of apples and honey.