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21.4.2010
1. Baking Matzah
This year too we worked on a special initiative to bring a mobile matzah bakery to educational institutions and kibbutzim with the aim of teaching the children and youth all about the concept of the commandment (mitzvah) concerning matzah in addition to the subject of Pesach (Passover) in general and also to help them come to enjoy these rituals and traditions.
We are delighted to report that a wide range of communities, institutions and organizations in the southern region responded positively to our initiative and even did so enthusiastically.
Among the participant groups were the students` project at the Sapir Academic College in the Negev; IDF soldiers at the "Re`im" base; high-school students from the kibbutzim in the Sha`ar HaNegev regional council; the pupils at the "Hofim" School located at Kibbutz Yad Modechai; in addition to day centers for children at different kibbutzim and moshavim in our area.
The activities were based on a series of different stations featuring quizzes, games as well as explanations about the stories and themes related to the baking of matzot (unleavened bread) and the Pesach (Passover) festival in general.
Altogether about 1,800 individuals participated in the baking of matzot, the educational festive meals (seder) for Pesach and in adult classes that were organized by us.
We feel that the widespread barrier due to the distance and alienation from the message of Jewish sources and commandments (mitzvoth) has indeed been breached, and there exists a high level of willingness to confront and even participate in initiatives with an explicit Jewish content such as this one.
The responsibility we have taken upon ourselves to ensure that this work continues is considerable and the assignments lying ahead are substantial and important, demanding creative thinking and implementation as well as considerable resources, so that we would be delighted to welcome your participation and possible partnerships wherever possible.
2. Children`s camp to help working mothers
We opened a special recreational camp for children who were on vacation from school in order to ease the burden of working mothers before Pesach (Passover) and also for mothers who were busy cleaning their homes for the festival. More than 50 children, aged 3-8, participated in this camp which was held at the Jamboree. The youth leaders were youth girls from Sderot who together with the children prepared creative works connected with the Pesach festival, in addition to games and quizzes about the festival`s customs and of course they also played at the Jamboree`s installations.
3. Passover Alms for the Poor (Kimcha de`Paschah)
It is common knowledge that the expenses associated with celebrating the Pesach festival are very high and in order to help families to some extent in coping with the financial burden we assisted about 100 families with their shopping for the festival.
We would like to express our sincerest thanks to the synagogues and rabbis who helped out and shared with us in this assignment.
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