Category Archives: Chinuch

The Social Network

By Gareth Hall | Published July 28, 2011

The Social Network ‘Facebook’; ‘Twitter’ ;  ‘google +’;‘bbm’ and the like. It doesn’t take a Hollywood blockbuster to dictate the social milieu today’s youth generation is networking in. Young people today are steadily interacting on a virtual level. The desire for exclusivity, intimacy and keeping the personal, personal  are replaced by a need to get [...]

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A World Without Collisions  - Ideology and Counter culture

By Gareth Hall | Published June 2, 2011

A youth movement is more than a social gathering of young people. It is more than wearing matching shirts, (chultzot) and more than the popular conception of a ‘summer camp’. To be in a youth movement is to play party to an ideology that is collectively espoused. But this ideology is not merely envisioned, quite [...]

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So what is Progressive Zionism. Part 2

By Gareth Hall | Published March 6, 2011

To follow on from last month’s article; the Progressive movement begins to align itself with the sentiment of Jews needing a homeland, and furthermore, that homeland being Israel.

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So what is progressive Zionism? Part 1

By Gareth Hall | Published March 6, 2011

As one of Netzer’s five ideological pillars, Progressive Zionism is by far the most confusing and conflictual, whether you are a leader in Netzer or just an inquiring mind. When the head of the Israel centre in South Africa, asked the question; ‘So what is Progressive Zionism?

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Netzer Israel Tour – Exploring the land of hummus and kippot

By Gareth Hall | Published October 25, 2010

Hearts fill of anticipation, 12 young Netzerniks set off for Israel. The journey began with an 8 hour marathon overnight in Addis Ababa’ s “ enormous” airport. Tired, drained and rather smelly, we arrived in Jerusalem just in time to witness our first sunset over the Holy Land.

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Shnat Netzer – A Netzernik goes abroad

By Gareth Hall | Published September 29, 2010

November is an exciting time for matrics, the prospects of the big wide world are almost in their grasp with exams being the final hurdle. For Netzerniks it becomes the time to prepare for the upcoming year unanimously agreed as the most amazing year of your life – Shnat, Shnat Netzer.

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Netzer South Africa has been without equal representation in the Jewish community for nearly a decade.

By Gareth Hall | Published May 31, 2010

Netzer South Africa has been without equal representation in the Jewish community for nearly a decade. Affirming that no body or organisation should have a monopoly over Judaism, we call for equal treatment of the movement in the King David schools.

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How to be a good Zionist

By Gareth Hall | Published May 31, 2010

The series of Yamim, (days) that took place in April left me with an uneasy feeling of being a ‘good Zionist’. However as I reflected on them I began to feel that there was nothing really Zionist about my actions at all. Events like Yom Ha’atzmaot and Yom Hashoah all oblige youth movements to participate, [...]

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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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