Alumni – Livnot U'Lehibanot

I wonder if you will remember – I Imagine that you do

June 26, 2020May 17, 2023 Meir PaltielNot KansasAlumni, Community, history, Israel, Livnot Experience

“The more you say, the less they’ll hear; that’s the Golden Rule of Guiding.” It was 1985, and we were at the end of the nature guides’ course of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, and after Read More

Planting Seeds Demands a lot of Attention and Care

July 1, 2019May 17, 2023 Meir Paltiel1 CommentAlumni Spotlight, GeneralAlumni, Art, Community, Jewish Experience, Judaism, Kabbalah, livnot

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

Tu B’Av Chevre Reunion – the holiday of love!

July 27, 2014May 28, 2017 Meir Paltiel7 CommentsGeneralAlumni, amuka, chevre, Community, Livnot Experience, love, Shabbat, Tu B’Av

Join us in Tzfat from Thursday, August 7 to Monday, August 11 for a special chevre reunion for Tu B’Av – the holiday of love! This reunion could not come at a better time to remind us of the wonderful Livnot community Read More

Can I leave not? Reflections on a month at Livnot

July 15, 2014May 28, 2017 Meir Paltiel63 CommentsMy Livnot ExperienceAlumni, Israel, Jewish Experience, Tzfat

Re-posted from Emily Rapport’s blog; The Travelers’ New Groove When I told people I met in Israel that I would be participating in a month-long program in Tzfat, they looked at me with varying degrees of skepticism. “Tzfat is a Read More

Shabbat Letters Campaign – Dave Bender

June 23, 2014May 28, 2017 Meir Paltiel298 CommentsLivnot Shabbat, My Livnot ExperienceAlumni, Community, Israel, Jewish Experience, Shabbat

In response to a project which aims to make Shabbat a central feature of Jewish life in North America, we sent out a request to our alumni. We asked them to describe their first Shabbat at Livnot and how it Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Rabbi Mark Miller

September 3, 2013May 28, 2017 Meir Paltiel53 CommentsAlumni SpotlightAlumni, Community, Judaism, Livnot Rabbis, Livnot U'lehibanot

Rabbi Mark Miller Congregation Beth Israel Dear Aharon, As I sit in this powerful time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, I often look back to the experiences that brought me here so that I can best figure out how Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Rabbi David Bar-Cohn

August 15, 2013May 28, 2017 Meir Paltiel68 CommentsAlumni SpotlightAlumni, Community, Livnot Rabbis, Livnot U'lehibanot

Rabbi David Bar-Cohn Clinical Psychotherapist In the summer of 1993, a year after I finished university studies, I came to Livnot with the hope of learning about Judaism and Israel, both of which I realized were important to me me Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Rabbi Richard Rheins

August 4, 2013May 28, 2017 Meir Paltiel237 CommentsAlumni SpotlightAlumni, Community, Livnot Rabbis, Livnot U'lehibanot

Rabbi Rick Rheins Temple Sinai Dear Friends, Please permit this Reform Rabbi to share an enthusiastic endorsement of Livnot. I was on the sixth Livnot program in Tzvat the summer of 1982. I found that the ideals of vibrant and Read More

Blisters & Bruises

July 31, 2013May 28, 2017 Meir Paltiel227 CommentsAlumni SpotlightAlumni, Community, Energy, growth, Judaism, volunteering in Israel

(This blog post should be read while listening to Just Can’t Get Enough) When asked about her Livnot experience, the first thing that comes to mind is blisters and bruises, and nail polish does not survive a single day. Yet Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Rabbi Gershon Clymer

June 9, 2013May 28, 2017 Meir Paltiel3 CommentsAlumni SpotlightAlumni, Community, Livnot Rabbis, Livnot U'lehibanot

Rabbi Gershon Clymer Joint Conversion Institute Livnot was a major turning point in my life. It was the first place I experienced Jewish spirituality, walked the land of Israel from sea to sea, learned the weekly Torah portion, stayed up Read More

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