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These are the days of the Omer. The seven week countdown between Pesach and Shavuot, between liberation and commitment. This year BINA marked the birth of the Jewish people by leading Pesach seders for hundreds of young Israelis in Dharamsala, India & (for the first time!) Cusco, Peru. And we will mark the birth of the modern state of Israel with events that encourage us to take a closer look at the values upon which our nation was established, as they appear in The Declaration of Independence: "The State of Israel... will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel." (5 Iyar 5708, 14 May 1948)

Today, on Yom Hazikaron (Israeli Memorial Day) we recognize that Israel has not yet realized its dream of peace, and we continue to hope and work toward the realization of that dream, while remembering the many lives that have been lost along the way. Tomorrow we will celebrate 71 years since the establishment of the State of Israel. We will celebrate all that we have accomplished and the zechut – the privilege – we have to be able to continue to work together to fulfill the dream and vision upon which the State of Israel was built.

Chag Ha'atzmaut Sameach! Happy and meaningful Israeli Independence Day!
From Noga and the BINA Team,
Noga Brenner Samia,
Deputy Director,
BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change
Judaism and Democracy: BINA's Free Downloadable Resources
WE DECLARE: Insights and Resources for Yom Ha'atzmaut
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What does it mean to be a Jewish and Democratic State in 2019?

Was Israel established because of or in spite of the Holocaust? 

Explore these questions and more with our free sample "We Declare" booklet. The booklet includes articles, insights, discussion questions and more around Israel's Declaration of Independence. 
BINA Events in the US
Meet BINA's Leadership this month in NYC and DC!
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BINA's Tal Shaked @ 14th Street Y
Join Tal Shaked, head of the Secular Yeshiva network at a special post Yom Ha'atzmaut Shabbaton event at the 14th Street Y, NYC. 
For more information and to register
 
BINA's Noga Brenner Samia @ Kol Shalom Congregation, Rockville, MD
ON Thursday May 30, 2019, Rabbi Noga Brenner Samia, Deputy Director of BINA will speak on "Pirket Avot -- Ethics Of Our Fathers."  
Email for more information about the program.

BINA's ​Noga Brenner Samia @ Temple Sinai DC
On Shabbat June 1, 2019 Rabbi Noga Brenner Samia, will be leading a study session at Temple Sinai DC​
Click here for more information 
Save the Date: Shavuot 2019
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 SAVE THE DATE: Shavuot with BINA in Israel and Palo Alto | June 8, 2019

Join BINA for special Shavuot events in Palo Alto (in partnership with the OFCC) and across Israel with programs of all-night learning, Jewish culture, music and more! Stay tuned!
For more information click here
NEW: Parshat Shavua
Weekly Jewish Insights from BINA
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BINA's weekly insights about the weekly Torah portion are now available in English! Every week a different BINA scholar connects the weekly Torah portion to current issues of Judaism, social justice and Israel. 
Click to read last week's Dvar Torah:
What can we learn from Parashat Kedoshim for Israeli Democracy?
by Noga Brenner Samia 
BINA in the Media
BINA on Rosner's Domain Podcast
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BINA's Nir Braudo and Shmuel Rosner discuss the ways in which secular Jews can “re-build” the Passover Seder and other Jewish traditions in the Jewish Journal’s Rosner's Domain podcast for Pesach 2019.

For the full episode click here  
Noga Brenner Samia on i24 News
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What can Judaism teach us about leadership?
“The writers of the Bible want us to be able to see ourselves in the (Biblical) leaders, to be inspired that we too can be leaders and rise to leadership and responsibility…”
Watch the full interview here
 
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The only Masa program where you get paid to live, learn and teach English in Tel Aviv! Fellows earn a generous monthly stipend AND get free housing in Tel Aviv and a flight reimbursement. 

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Yom Ha'atzmaut with BINA
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Join BINA's Yom Ha'atzmaut Activities!

Join our ceremony and study of the Declaration of Independence on the eve of Independence Day, May 8th at the Secular Yeshiva's in Haifa and Beer Sheva.
Haifa - For details and registration (in Hebrew) click here
Beer Sheva - For details and registration (in Hebrew) click here
 
Celebrate Independence Day at the BINA Secular Yeshiva in south Tel Aviv, May 9th in the Botanical Gardens. For details and registration (in Hebrew) click here 
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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, Honey Foundation for Israel, 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. 
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