Sunday was the
last workshop that we had before we leave for Israel! It was a very
exciting meeting with lots of preparations for Israel. First, we had all
of our parents come with us to the workshop.
We talked about what Israel meant to us and our trips there (if we had
been) in small groups and then as a larger one. This activity really
showed us how people have had different experiences with Israel, and how
unique the Diller trip is going to be in comparison
to other programs or trips people have been on.
We then had a wonderful
program led by Micah and Katie about Israel in the media. It was very
eye-opening in that it showed the extreme differences in opinion that
exist around the topic of Israel.
Next, we received
packets about our trip and went through them with Gabi and our JC’s.
From this discussion we learned a lot about the specifics of the ISS,
which got us all very excited for the trip.
The parents and
the fellows parted after we learned about ISS. Us kids hung out and
played games with Alex, a former fellow and JC, while the parents
discussed Israel further and then left. After our break,
we continued our workshop and discussed the idea of coexistence. We did
this by looking at different posters that related to this topic and
talking about them. It was a very intriguing conversation that led to a
lot of different perspectives about what coexistence
really means and how we should live with it. After this, we met in our
overall committees and discussed our next steps before Israel. We then
shared our plans with the whole group, cleaned up, and headed home,
saying goodbye to everyone for five weeks until
Israel!
-Ophir Gilad Cohort 17
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