Young Women Speak about Gender Roles Gender became a hot topic at the Hannaton mechina this year. As part of their training for the army and as part of the leadership component of the program, mechina students at Hannaton...
Meet Bat El Trabelsi, Mechina Coordinator We met with Bat El Trabelsi, who has been working at the Hannaton Mechina for the last three years. She shared her thoughts about religion and women’s issues in Israel. Tell us a...
In January, the Hannaton Educational Center was honored to receive the Flegg Award for Understanding and Acceptance within the Jewish World. This prestigious award, given by the Rector of the Hebrew University, was established to recognize outstanding achievements by individuals...
Tiferet is the newest realization of the Hannaton Educational Center’s mission. A six-month study and service program for post-army Israelis, Tiferet kicks off this month on Kibbutz Hannaton. Or, 26, grew up in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv. She...
Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch When I am asked why Conservative rabbinical students should spend a year in Israel as part of their training, the intelligent response is Jewish peoplehood – cultivating the connection between Israel and the Diaspora. But my...
There is a legend of a prince who went out from his native land to see the world and seek wisdom. The prince moved from city to city and navigated from country to country and moved in and out...
by Jessica Fisher How often do we hear stories, where the narrator begins to realize it is falling flat and trails off with, “I guess you had to be there”? In an era with seemingly endless methods of communication...
For the fourth consecutive year, rising 7th graders from Turkey spent more than two weeks earlier this summer at the Hannaton Educational Center, in an effort to improve their Hebrew learning from native speakers and to observe kibbutz life...
Dear Friends Shalom, I hope that you are well and taking advantage of the opportunity to be with friends and loved ones. Here at Hannaton, the summer is filled with activity. Teenagers from the United States and Canada, from...
By Carmel Lerner In July, USY’s Israel Pilgrimage group arrived for a three-day stay at Hannaton as part of their tikkun olam programming. In the mornings, participants volunteered in a variety of local settings, such nearby farm fields where...