Build & Be Built
Shabbat Shalom, My name is Heather Brody and I have been traveling for the last two years since graduating from college. Unfortunately for my parents, there is no known cure for the travel bug. I will most likely be traveling Read More
I think one of the most special aspects of the Livnot ethos is that Spirituality is found in all things and all occurrences. Of course, this is the Jewish perspective, which brings together the physical and spiritual into a balanced Read More
Over the summer we ran our Mountains & Mystics extensions with Birthright Israel Plus, our Northern Exposure programs, Shabbatonim for Onward Israel, Jewish Service Learning programs for many groups, including the Chetz v’Keshet scouts, and hundreds of experiential learning activities Read More
My name is Danielle Zelin. I was part of Livnot Summer 2014. This past year, I started the US branch of Tsedek (www.tsedek.org), an organization in Israel that helps Jewish children who have come from less fortunate family situations than Read More
Like many rabbis I am asked on a pretty regular basis what made me decide to go into the rabbinate as a career. I was not raised particularly religious and until my mid-20’s I had planned on a career in Read More
Alumni Spotlight | Yaron Butterfield Originally published here In my last blog, I talked about my experience in 1997 in a beautiful program called Livnot U’Lehibanot based in Tsfat, Israel. As part of the program (T52), we spent time in Read More
By: Zvi Henderson Pardesniks come from a variety of professional backgrounds; some from leadership roles in youth movements, some from the Jewish professional world, from finance, business and social work. My professional background is public health, and in particular sexual Read More
After my Galilee Fellowship Livnot program in July of 2013, I did what all ex-chevre do right after the Livnot experience- fall into a deep depression and black hole of nostalgia wanting and yearning to go back. To go back Read More
19 years after Livnot – Josh Rocker I did the 2.5 month Livnot program in the spring of 1996. Here is my story. Nice Jewish boy from Short Hills, NJ (yes, my parents did the Philip Roth migration from Newark/Elizabeth Read More
Living Tree Alliance Jewish Eco-village in Central Vermont One of Livnot’s past chevre is starting a Jewish Eco-village in Central Vermont, called Living Tree Alliance. Stacey London-Oshkello and her husband Craig Oshkello have been working diligently for the past 5 Read More