Daily Archives: April 2, 2010

Netzer’s Shabbaton Shorashim: a successful discovery of our roots

By Gareth Hall | Published April 2, 2010

Three weeks after an incredible Hadracha Seminar, Gauteng’s talented Madrichim, leaders, put their skills into practice at Netzer’s Shabbaton Shorashim. The theme of the sleepover, Shorashim, meaning roots, provided channichim and madrichim with a diverse educational theme to discover.

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Women of the Wall

By Gareth Hall | Published April 2, 2010

In recent Israeli history Anat Hoffman, member of the controversial group, Women at the Wall was arrested for performing a Torah service in the woman section of the Kotel(western wall) A huge uproar from the Israeli and Diaspora progressive communities resulted protesting the rights of egalitarianism and gender equality within Jewish ritual practices.

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An interview with our Tikkun Olam Co – coordinator

By Gareth Hall | Published April 2, 2010

2010 has promised Netzer many dynamic and exciting changes. As our mazkirut body grows so does our wealth of ideas and even more so, our ability to put those ideas into action. One of our major changes this year would be the appointment of our first Tikkun Olam co –co coordinator, Tali Mayson. I sat [...]

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JEW‐VISION

By Gareth Hall | Published April 2, 2010

Eshed Cohen, a junior madrich of Netzer CT, has decided to investigate the controversial relationships amongst the complex array of South African Jewry: Our South African Jewish Community has approximately 60 000 congregants. These congregants include Orthodox Jews, Secular – traditional Jews, Chabad, Lubavitch, Sephardic and several more. Each of us has our own way [...]

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