The musical duo performed in numerous community events and appeared at the JCC and local schools.

Dear Partnership Family,

 In celebration of Israel’s 64^th Independence Day, we are proud to dedicate this edition of Partnerships Up2Date to the many wonderful events being undertaken by all of you in Partnership2Gether. Enjoy and Yom Ha’atzmaut Sameach!

•  Videos and lesson plans for Yom HaAtzmaut from members of the P2G International School Twinning Network: a clip from Partner schools in Colorado, clips from Partner kindergartens in Omaha, Dallas and Acco, and a Yom HaAtzmaut lesson plan based on Emuna Elon’s story about the “Kindergarten State of Israel”.
• Northern Galilee – Great Britain: In its 10th year of the “Magic Moments” program, 60 youth and 10 counselors from the Northern Galilee will be leading Yom Hazikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut ceremonies in 10 British communities.
• Sovev Kinneret – Milwaukee-St. Paul-Tulsa: P2G thanks Chef Gil Ruberg, a participant of the Partnership’s Chefs exchange, for sharing his noted Israeli Shakshuka recipe for Yom HaAtzmaut.
• Beer Sheva-Bnei Shimon – Montreal: The 220 person strong March of the Living Delegation from Montreal will take part in an English language Yom Hazikaron event led by the Beer Sheva-Bnei Shimon Young Leadership group. A delegation with 25 Beer Sheva-Bnei Shimon high school pupils will conduct Yom Hazikaron ceremonies in Montreal, and will take part in Montreal’s Yom HaAtzmaut festivities.
• Tzahar – Palm Beach: Nine Tzahar women from the Partnership’s cooking cooperative association will conduct a series of events including ethnic Israeli food workshops in downtown Palm Beach on Yom HaAtzmaut. The Partnership’s steering committee and Jewish Peoplehood Forum is set to meet to develop its flagship program.
• Kiryat Malachi-Ashkelon Coast – Western Region Consortium: Four IDF officers are touring Partner communities and bringing Israel’s story to light.
• Nahariya – Northern New Jersey: A Solomon Schechter New Milford delegation with 45 pupils will join their Nahariya Nofar Schechakim School peers in reading Prayers for the Welfare of Israel and for the Welfare of the IDF at local ceremonies in Nahariya.
• Western Galilee – Central Area Consortium: Yom Hazikaron ceremony via Skype linking Acco Weizman School and Youngstown Akiva School (see last year’s ceremony). Shining Stars Project Art Exhibit. Videos from Akiva Dallas School and Acco Eshkol School will be shown in the Partners’ Yom HaAtzmaut festivities.
• Eshkol – Mexico-Northeastern New York: as part of its school twinning project a class from Northeastern New York will take part in ceremonies in Eshkol with their Israeli peers.
• Beit Shean – Cleveland: A delegation from Tifferet Israel Synagogue Cleveland is celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut with Beit Shean peers. Beit Shean is also hosting a post Yom HaAtzmaut concert featuring internationally renowned singer Dudu Fisher  for 800 members of the Miami Jewish community, with 250 free tickets distributed to Partnership volunteers. The opening act is none other than Partnership Living Bridge Coordinator Lior Balawie!
• Kiryat Bialik – South Palm Beach: A youth delegation from Kiryat Bialik will be taking part in Boca Raton Yom Hazikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut ceremonies, while a March of the Living Delegation from Boca is receiving home hospitality from Kiryat Bialik peers and will take part in local ceremonies.
• Rosh HaAyin – New Orleans: A Musicians Delegation from Rosh HaAyin is working in concert with New Orleans musical peers, and will perform in local ceremonies. New Orleans is also hosting the Rosh HaAyin steering committee, and Rosh HaAyin’s Mayor is in for an official visit including meetings with his New Orleans peer.
• Central Galilee – Michigan: A Yom Hazikaron encounter in the Central Galilee for sixty Hillel Detroit pupils and seventy Central Galilee young leaders.
• Carmiel-Misgav – Pittsburgh: Ten Carmiel-Misgav youth will play a major role in Pittsburgh’s major Yom HaAtzmaut celebration, with the Pittsburgh Jewish Community marking its 100^th anniversary this year.
• Ofakim-Merchavim – MetroWest: Ofakim-Merchavim “Jewish Peoplehood” program participants will join in the MetroWest Yom HaAtzmaut festivities.
• Nesher – Broward County: Forty PosnackHigh Schoolers from Broward will join their Nesher peers in Yom Hazikaron ceremonies, and together will light a candle in memory of former Posnack student David Wultz, who was killed in a terror attack in Israel.
• SPECIAL INVITATION: Partnership2Gether Israel – New York Connections invites you to attend a webinar series on Trends in the Ultra Orthodox Communities in New York and Jerusalem on May 17 & May 29, 2012.

And finally, some “food for thought” for Yom HaAtzmaut: Partnership2Gether, the Midreshet website and Beit Midrash Bina invite you to delve into a study sheet which examines similarities and differences between Israel’s Declaration of Independence and the Passover Hagada – two key texts which express the People of Israel’s connection to the Land of Israel from different perspectives.

 Chodesh Tov and Happy Yom HaAtzmaut,

Andrea

We are proud to invite you to Partnership2Gether art exhibition – please see invitation below and share it with your friends. The event is free and open to the public.

37 artists from all over northern New Jersey submitted artwork to the Nature’s Canvas contest, 4 won an Artist in Residency trip to our partner city, Nahariya.

Come show your support, enjoy the art, network with the artists and guests, enjoy a glass of wine!

Partnership2Gether Israel – New York Connections invites you to a videoconference and webinar series on “Trends In The Ultra Orthodox Communities In New York & Jerusalem”, hosted by the New York – Jerusalem Experts Exchange, a Partnership2Gether Program.
 
Join us to learn about ultra-orthodox community trends, myths and stereotypes. We will discuss common challenges, what divides us, what unites us and best practices for creating an inclusive community.

• Video-conference: Thursday, May 3, 2012
• Webinars: May 17 & May 29, 2012

Click here for further information and to register

Three Video Conferences were held during the month of March for the upcoming Passover holiday, where the children from Washington, South Africa, Beit Shemesh and Mateh Yehuda celebrated together!

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The interfaith delegation, composed of two Jewish Rabbis – Rabbi Richard A. Block, and Rabbi Robert Nosanscuk – and two Reverends –  Rev. Dr. Stephen Rowan and Rev. Jawanza Colvin from Cleveland, and accompanied by Dayan Gross, director of Community Relations Department in the Federation, arrived to Beit Shean for a day.

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Our  group of 30 participants met at The Shlomi Guest House.    Some  were friends of our organiser and birthday boy,  Max Kramer, who  together with UJIA had planned a formidable and challenging programe of Hiking and Cycling.    Participants came from all over the UK plus the surprise arrival of Max and Louise’s son , Gavin, from Singapore who would cycle with Max and the group.   We met with our fantastic guides Dani for the Hikers and  Gideon for the Bikers who had planned some challenging and exciting days for us. We arrived in pouring rain but, as we started our first afternoon’s gentle warm up, the sun came out  – in true Cash style – and never left us.  It was clear blue skies all the way from Shlomi to the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

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The teachers also came prepared with presentations about the Western Galilee, the partnership and their educational vision to cooperate in many original ways with the American side.
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Congratulations to all of the 2012 JCC Excellence Award winners! Read the full article to see the list of Zahav Award Winners and Kol Ha Kavod Award Winners. Also, Bienniel online registration.

Zahav Award winners will be displayed at the JCCs of North America Biennial in New Orleans, May 6-9. Please be sure to review them all, as they represent an impressive group of ideas in programming, service, operations, and marketing, many of which may be of use to your JCC.

Extend your Birthright trip, for free… and connect to your global Jewish family in Israel.

Partnership@Home will arrange for you to stay for a Shabbat (or longer) with a warm, hospitable Israeli family, so that you can:

* Inhale the rhythm and culture of an Israeli home

* Enjoy authentic Israeli hospitality and home-cooked meals

* Expand your familiarity with Israelis – and introduce an Israeli family to your experience as a Jew from overseas.

For details call Ravit: (001-972)(0)-52-384-7973 or email: ravitm@jafi.org.

Partnership@Home is powered by Partnership2Gether, the Jewish Agency for Israel’s most successful and effective model for building direct, enduring, and meaningful partnerships between global Jewish communities and communities in Israel. At the heart of the bilateral P2G experience is overseas Jewry’s discovery of Israel through everyday engagement with Israelis, and Israelis’ rediscovery of their own Judaism and Zionism through the eyes of their overseas partners.