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Aims / Objectives :
Aims

• For Bogrim of all movements to come together and to exchange views and develop new approaches through knowledge.
• To educate Bogrim with a high level, demanding and interesting Tochnit.
• To use the theme for to understand the Jewish Community and the Youth Movements.
• For the theme to lead the Bogrim to a joint project of activism.
• To explore the concept of One People
• To find what unifies the Jewish People

Opening Peulah

Aims Jonny T and Elliot

To introduce the concept of One People
To identify divisive and unified moments in Jewish History.
To introduce the three streams within the theme: Israel, Tikkun Kehilah and T’fillah / Torah.

Trigger :

Main part of the programme :
Peulot in three Streams

Israel

Conversion Aims Michael Band

To understand the concept of conversion.
To look at different conversions in the different streams of Judaism.
To understand the Ne’eman Commission
To explore the streams of Judaism’s position on who is Jewish?

Marriage and Divorce Aims Shelley Kedar and Itai Benovitch

To understand Agunot.
To explore the different Betai Din and their position on marriage and divorce.
To look at the concept of Civil and Religious weddings.

Current Issues Aims Liat Konitchky and Amit Gal-Osem T.B.C.

In response to the current situation in Israel the aim is to respond to the following issues:
The future of Zionism
Jerusalem
The Right and Left in Israeli politics

Tikkun Kehilah

Women Aims Alexandra Benjamin and Karen Jesnick T.B.C.

The principle of women Rabbi’s
To explore Women’s Minyan
Does Gender set a precedent for leadership in the Jewish community.

Sexuality Aims Ray Simonson and Adam Kaye

How does the Jewish community respond to Homosexuality?

Tikkun Kehilah / Tikkun Olam Aims Miriam Rhine and Dan

To explore the questions:
When is the time to focus on our own community and when is it time to be involved in the wider world.
Where do our responsibilities lie to the wider world?
Should we prioritise the Jewish Community?

T’fillah / Torah

Siddurim Aims John Freedman and Adele Hollenbry

To explore and compare the liturgy of the different streams of Judaism.
To explore different approaches to prayer and spirituality.

Revelation Ben Overlander and Alex (BA)

To understand the different streams of Judaism’s position on the Written Law and Mishnah.

Messiah Adele – Habonim Dror

To understand the concept of the Messiah and its interpretations in the different streams of Judaism.
To look at the concept of the Temple in Judaism today

Conclusion :
Method

• Three groups will work on each of the streams to create a short presentation and Tekkes in response to the theme One People.
• The presentation must cover the issues raised in that stream.
• Highlight differences and similarities that were found.
• If the group has answers to offer to some of the debates that have arisen they should put them forward.
• The group should present questions for us to take away…….The questions we need to be asking are………….?
• Each of the groups should provide a contribution to the Tekkes with something written by the group and/or readings, poems, songs.

Resources:
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Notes:
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