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French Bnei Mitzvah Come to Jerusalem to Meet with Netzer

[ISRAEL] Progressive Bar & Bat Mitzvah Group from France Comes to Jerusalem

In early March, a group of 29 Bnei Mitzvah from Progressive communities across France (and French-speaking Switzerland) were welcomed to Beit Shmuel as part of a mission organized by the World Zionist Organization, under the supervision of Gusti Yehoshua Braverman.

Scene of Torah reading at MacheNetzer summer camp in France July 2018

[FRANCE] French Countryside Comes Alive with Torah, Songs and Summer Fun: This is MahaNetzer July 2018

For three weeks, approximately 160 of us –campers, staff and rabbis– lived together as a community in the south west of France. Although we came from several different countries; we ate prayed, played and learned together. Imagine rolling hills filled with vineyards and fields overflowing with sunflowers. Can you hear voices singing and praying in […]