Self Management Here We Come
The workshop on Sunday was one filled with fun and excitement for the upcoming JCM. We began the workshop with a quick discussion, which addressed all our concerns, questions and excitement for when our partners from the Golan will be here in just over a week! Next we had a short peer lead activity where we had a discussion about the complex realities in Israel and the decisions Israel makes. We focused on an article about people Non-Jews seeking refuge in Israel, which lead to a great discussion. The main topic of the workshop was planning for our self-management Shabbaton coming up in May. We had to each go up, pop a balloon and inside the balloon was a question relating to our Shabbaton theme of “Jewish Continuity.” After the balloon was popped, each fellow had to provide an answer to the rest of the group before they could collect their book containing all the information about the Shabbaton. It was extremely fascinating to hear everyone’s responses to the controversial questi