| Dear Friends,
It is customary, upon completion of studying a Tractate of Talmud or a Seder of Mishnah, to recite a prayer called "The Hadran". The Aramaic – used in contemporary Hebrew as well – has dual meaning: It is the term for "Glory" as well as the word for "Return" or "Encore!"
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Although the school-year at BINA is in full-swing, we pause a moment to mark to transition from 2018 to 2019 with a nod to this tradition and to acknowledge what a glorious year it has been – a year of challenges alongside growth and momentum – and to say "Encore!" – onward to another successful year of studying Torah, doing social action and leading community building initiatives.
Thanks to all of you that are part of the BINA Jewish movement for social change. We can't do this with out your help. Please make your year-end tax-deductible donation to BINA now.
Hadran Alach. Glory will be upon you. TODA RABA.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2019,
Noga Brenner Samia and all the BINA family!
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BINA pioneering programs in the US
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The Oshman Family JCC (OFJCC) and BINA have joined together in a new pioneering partnership to develop Jewish culture programming in Palo Alto, CA. Our aim is to create Jewish programs that are compelling to Jews of all backgrounds and religious practices, exploring innovative ways to integrate Jewish traditions and values into contemporary life.
The OFJCC and BINA’s partnership will create a variety of programs that reflect the two organization’s values of social activism, Jewish learning and community building. The joint partnership is being hosted at the OFJCC, under the leadership of CEO Zack Bodner, and operated as the US branch of BINA's network of Secular Yeshivas, under the leadership of BINA's deputy director, Nir Braudo. The programs will be directed by OFJCC Director of Jewish Content, Tova Birnbaum, and run by Zoe Jick, whose position is a collaboration between the two organizations.
We thank Zack Bodner for believing in this partnership from its inception, the ICC@JCC (Israeli Cultural Connection) staff and leadership for opening the door to this wonderful community and to The Posen Foundation for its seed-support of the initiative. A special thanks to Daniel Posen, CEO of the Posen Foundation and Yael Nakhon-Harel, Director of the Posen foundation in Israel, for taking the time to travel with us to far-away Palo Alto for making this dream a reality.
For more information contact Tova Birnbaum.
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An evening with Jane Eisner | December 25 | Tel Aviv
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BINA is delighted to invite you to join us for a talk with Jane Eisner, Editor-in-Chief of the Forward and a pioneer in American Jewish journalism, on : “The American Jewish Media Today - And Its Relationship with Israel” at the BINA Campus in Tel Aviv. Entrance is free but please register in advance.
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BINA is proud to announce the opening of MITF Tel Aviv+ starting September 2019! This unique program invites Jewish young adults to teach English in Israel for 10 months: 5 months in Tel Aviv + 5 months one of Israel's smaller cities - Ramla, Beit She'an, Nazareth or Rahat. With generous subsidies from Masa and the Ministry of Education, the whole program costs only $1,000 and also includes a monthly stipend and flight reimbursement!
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Applications are now open for BINA Gap Year in Tel Aviv 2019-2020! BINA Gap Year is a unique, life-changing gap year experience for Jewish high school graduates (ages 18-20). BINA Gap Year is an international English-speaking track within BINA's Israeli Mechina (post-high-school, pre-army academy) program. It combines living, learning and volunteering together with Israeli peers in the exciting city of Tel Aviv. Participants learn Hebrew, gain valuable life and leadership experience, engage in hands-on social action, explore Israel and modern Israeli Judaism, and make friends that last a lifetime.
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BINA at Limmud UK | December 23-29
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Join BINA this week at Limmud UK - Limmud is one of the biggest celebrations of Jewish learning and culture in the world. This year it is taking place in Birmingham, UK and BINA’s Sasha Gold, Education and Leadership Coordinator from the BINA International Department, will be attending the festival as part of the OLAM Limmud delegation, and be presenting three sessions:
Tikkun Olam - is it really our place to repair the world?
Social Judaism - what's that?
Our Promised Land - a dialogue with early Zionist texts
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Want to invite a BINA educator to speak or teach in your community?
Click here!
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| Meet Yuval Linden Director of BINA’s Mechina (Pre-army academy), Shnat Sherut (service-learning year) and international GAP year program
Yuval Linden, is the Director of BINA’s Mechina (Pre-army academy), Shnat Sherut (service-learning year) and international GAP year program. Born In Jerusalem, Yuval is an educator in the field of general history, Jewish studies, and politics. He is a graduate of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev with a
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B.A. in History and Government & Politics and holds an M.A. in History from Tel Aviv University. In addition to teaching in both formal and informal frameworks, Yuval is also a qualified tour guide in Israel and eastern Europe, certified by the Israeli Ministry of Education. Yuval lives in Hod Hasharon with his wife and daughter and in his spare time he loves watching Hapoel Jerusalem take the court, and is hopeful they’ll win a championship this year.
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BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change, operates under the Israeli nonprofit "Merchavim Chevra Lechinuch Vetarbut".
BINA operates under the Israeli nonprofit Merchavim, with the support of the Kibbutz Movement and the Posen Foundation. BINA is proudly funded by the UJA-Federation of New York, as well as additional supporters, including: Avi Chai Foundation, Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Federation CJA Montreal, Feldman Foundation, Gimprich Foundation, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest, Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Leichtag Foundation, Levi Lassen Foundation, Littauer Foundation, Matanel Foundation, Montefiore Endowment, Morris Levinson Foundation, Shahaf Foundation, Alan B. Slifka Foundation, Ziering Family Foundation, dozens of municipalities across Israel and hundreds of private donors.
WWW.BINA.ORG.IL/EN
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