We couldn’t be more excited to have recently completed the move into our new building in the heart of Akko. In the next months we will be sending delegations to the US and UK to continue our endeavor to finalize our financial obligations in the acquisition of the building. We are thrilled to announce that we will be holding a dedication ceremony on December 3rd, which will be attended by the Mayor of Akko as well as our friends and partners from the city, from Israel, and fro

When my daughter taught me about Passover Last week, my six-year-old daughter (Yuval) asked me how Moses managed to lead the Israelites out of Egypt all by himself. I told her that Moses wasn’t alone. No Israelite, not even Moses, could have broken out of Egypt and journeyed through the desert to the Promised Land alone. The exodus from Egypt can be seen as the first Jewish social startup. The ability to transform the dream of freedom into reality required a great deal of pow

February saw a very special meeting between two groups from Word-for-Word, the bilingual program that encourages Jews and Arabs to learn each other’s languages. The groups meet separately every week so that each can focus on acquiring the necessary skills to truly engage in conversation in the second language. These sessions also provide a new and exciting platform for adult locals, many of whom have lived in Akko for their whole lives, to challenge themselves, make new frien

Throughout the eight days of Chanukah, members of the Educators' Kibbutz lit candles with program participants. We made sufganiyot, latkes, and sang Chanukah songs. In addition to the well-known prayers and songs, we add our own blessing from the works of A.D. Gordon: "The light will not triumph over the darkness as long as we do not observe the simple truth that, rather than fight the darkness, we must increase the light." Our educational activities and direct connection wit