Students in the Hannaton Mechina’s activism committee started collaborating with ‘Shibolim’ to promote accessibility for people with disabilities. Abigail, who initiated the idea with her friends, discusses the first meeting. As part of our volunteer work at the Hannaton...
This article originally appeared in Hebrew on YNET, 15.5.19 The TakeASec venture (take a second, in slang), the result of a collaboration between the Hannaton Mechina and the Tag Meir organization, is being held throughout the north this week,...
by Rabbi Yoav Ende The period from Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, to Yom HaZikaron, the Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers, and Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day, is often referred to as “The Israeli High Holidays,” and some communities...
by Dr. Nurit Novis-Deutsch We are living in exciting times, perhaps even in an axial age, rich with opportunity, change and new directions for the human race. Changes-in-the- making include a substantial increase in human longevity; workforce shifts due...
by Rabbi Yoav Ende Key to understanding the story we read from the megillah on Purim is the theme of concealment, of hiding. Certainly, hiding behind a mask is the obvious concealment at play in the story. But a...
by Ayal Beer Today I’d like to share with you some of my thoughts on women, the Book of Esther and activism. This week we will celebrate Purim. Unlike other holidays, in which we have detailed descriptions of prayers...
Binymin Glicksman, Hannaton Mechina Graduate, Class of 2013 Following my experience as a participant of the Hannaton Mechina and while in active army service, I missed the meaningful experiences of my mechina days. After completing my army service in...
Halleli Bosri, a participant in the Hannaton Mechina this year, wrote the following reflections, after participating in a seminar on social activism: “One whose wisdom exceeds his deeds, to what is he like? To a tree whose branches are...
Graduates of the Hannaton Mechina in Emek Yizrael took to the streets last night demanding that representatives of Kahana be prohibited from serving in the Knesset. The central protest, initiated by the Head of the Hannaton Mechina, Rabbi Yoav...
Amitan Leitner, Hannaton Mechina, Class of 2019 We were in Hebron for a long time. For most of us, it was our first time in this holy and complicated city. For the entire week, the primary message of our...