Midreshet Devora Update
We have had a busy few weeks at Midreshet Devora
In addition to our regular classes we participated in special activities leading up to Yom Kippur and Sukkot.
On Monday, September 13, we visited the Yerushalayim Shel Zahav Nursing Home in Talpiot where we made decorations for their Sukkah! The residents were happy to see us and spend time with us.
In the evening we went to a special lecture with Rabbi Brovender of the Web Yeshiva called: Does Tshuva Always Work?
On Tuesday evening we went to a special Slichot concert for women who are studying in Israel for the year.
On Wednesday we participated in a Bibliodrama cultural mini course with Lisa Coren Lawrence.
On Thursday, Rav Jonny taught a special class called Spiritual Preparation for Yom Kippur and Sukkot.
The students all joined Sharona and Josh Halickman for the Seudat Mafseket and davened at the shuls that they found the most spiritual.
On Sunday, September 19, after our morning classes we made candy sukkah which came out really nice and tasted really good!
Later in the day, Miriam, our Madricha took the young women to the Malcha Mall and gave them an opportunity to shop in Hebrew!
On Monday, Miraiam went with the students to the Lulav and Etrog Shuk where they had the opportunity to choose a Lulav and Etrog for the Midrasha followed by a Felafel lunch.
In the afternoon they had a meaningful experience at the Blind Museum in Holon.
Tuesday was the last day of regular classes before Sukkot.
On Sunday, Chol HaMoed, we participated in a TaNaCh Tiyul with Menachem Leibtag: In Search of the Mikdash and Monarchy- From Shilo to Yerushalayim
On Monday of Chol HaMoed we went with Ezra Rosenfeld to Sefer Yehoshua- The Entrance into the Land of Israel.
On Tuesday of Chol HaMoed the students visited Rav Alan’s Sukkah at Moshav Beit Meir.
On Tuesday night we participated in a Hoshana Raba learning program in the Sukkah with special guests from the community.
Most of the young women decided to stay in Yerushalayim for Simchat Torah where they were welcomed into the homes of community members and staff including Avigail Wiseglass our NaCh teacher.
Some of the students stayed in for Shabbat and had the opportunity to cook their own Shabbat meals in the Midrasha’s beautiful kitchen. They were honored to hear from our guest speaker Vickey Wu who spent Shabbat with us at the Midrasha.
This past week, we were back to our regular schedule of classes.
On Sunday, October 3 Sharona taught a class about Kever Rachel and then the students had the opportunity to actually visit and daven there later in the day!
In the evening, some of the students took the opportunity to play soccer in Gan Sacher.
On Monday, in the class called “Prayer” we are learning about women’s obligations in Prayer.
After class, we visited the Ramat Rachel Kibbutz where we taught a class about Parshat Noach (in Hebrew!) in the Beit Sababa Nursing Home followed by a tour of the Kibbutz.
Later in the day we studied Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Simkovich.
On Tuesday, we studied Midrash with Sharona followed by NaCh with Avigail and Religious Zionism and Chassidut with Rav Alan.
In the evening we had a special program with Miriam where we integrated the movie The Lion King with Hilchot Tshuva.
On Wednesday, after learning about Sarah in Women in TaNaCh and Women Wearing Pants in Women in Halacha, we returned to Ulpan with Sarit. In the afternoon we studied Art in Shira Sack’s cultural mini course.
In the evening we cooked Israeli food with Eris: Schwarma, Chumus, Techina, Eggplant etc.
On Thursday, after studying the Parsha, each student wrote her own Dvar Torah to share with the class. Each speech was inspiring!
In the afternoon the students were excited to return to Nechama’s Talmud class in Masechet Brachot followed by Rav Jonny’s question and answer class where we have the opportunity to ask questions about Judaism.
On Thursday evening, we watched One Day in September with Josh Halickman, a movie about the Palestinian Terrorist Group Black September that holds Israeli athletes hostage in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
The students all went away for Shabbat and are looking forward to an exciting week ahead!
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