Biggest Veidah Ever!!!!

Biggest Veidah Ever!!!!

Veidah Veidah Veidah (VVV), by Adam Francies As we begin 2012, it gives us a great chance to look back over 2011. 2011. A year. Only a year. But what a year! 2011 was the year that LJY-Netzer took off. New website, renewed facebook and twitter presence, more events run and more hadracha opportunities (both [...]

Charity of the Year!!

Charity of the Year!!

The Parents Circle Families Forum “We the Palestinians and the Israelis of the Parents Circle know well what life becomes when we lose our children, brothers, sisters and family members… we know that no piece of land, no matter how holy can make up for a smile from your child that you will never see [...]

Weekly Chinuch Article, Youth Disempowerment; You’ve Been Served

Weekly Chinuch Article, Youth Disempowerment; You’ve Been Served

Youth Disempowerment; You’ve Been Served By Adam Francies I, Adam Francies, am writing a Chinuch Article.  I, Adam Francies, have already written a Chinuch Article. I, Adam Francies, don’t want to write this Chinuch Article. Ah, I hear the cries: “But why, Adam Francies, do you not want to write a Chinuch Article?” Well, OK, [...]

Shnatastic Update

Shnatastic Update

Busy as our shnatties are, living the Netzer dream in Israel, they find the time to write to us on a regular basis. Watch this space for regular updates from our shnatties in Israel! Weekly report by Benji S. (Lotanick) This past week was filled with an ample amount of excitement.  It all began Thursday [...]

ARDC lunch raises £130!

ARDC lunch raises £130!

On the 29th of November, LJY-Netzer hosted a fundraising lunch in aid of our charity of the year, the ARDC. Throughout the last two years, LJY-Netzer has been supporting the ARDC, the centre in Tel Aviv that helps and supports African Refugees and Illegal Immigrants – mainly from Sudan and Eritrea – who struggle to [...]

Adva Arrives!

Adva Arrives!

LJY-Netzer is proud to welcome Adva, our new shlicha, who will be helping run the Israel education on events as well as visiting the various Liberal Judaism communities around the country. Hello LJY-Netzer. My name’s Adva and I grew up in Nazareth Illit, a beautiful town in the Gallil. All my school life I took [...]

LJY-Netzer does Mitzvah Day!

LJY-Netzer does Mitzvah Day!

Mitzvah day in London this year saw Galim, Bogrim and the MoWos invade a London nature reserve for a cross communal interfaith day of tree hugging madness. After a small talk about the great work which goes on at Camley Nature reserve (near Kings Cross, see below website for details) we split off into groups [...]

Hadracha Seminar 2011!

Hadracha Seminar 2011!

This years Hadracha seminar for Alef and Bet was a corker with over 43 participants! Here’s what one of them said: “Hadracha seminar is a transitional experience, in which you finally feel a progression through the movement. I attended Hadracha, not only to be involved in one of LJY’s amazing events, but primarily to learn [...]

NOW 2011

NOW 2011

NOW Last month Nechalim hit Elstree Liberal Synagogue for two days of classic LJY-Netzer fun. There were great sessions on Jewish super heroes and Netzer ideology. There was even a cheeky little outing to Aldenham Country Park where we had to doge very friendly ponies to find a spot where the group played team bonding [...]

You’ve been POWed!!!!!

You’ve been POWed!!!!!

Plagim October Weekend this year was three days of classic LJY-Netzer fun and games. This years tsevet worked their creative juices writing fun and fantastic peulot from a Lord of the Rings wide game to a recycling art and crafts version of Dragons Den. Chanachim Ruach levels reached record highs with the loudest Birkat Hamazon [...]

Bog Tour – a tour of two halves.

Bog Tour – a tour of two halves.

Bog Tour – a tour of two halves. This summer, seven of LJY-Netzer’s Bogrim embarked on an inspirational tour of Israel. Guided by Dana Freidman – Liberal Judaism’s departing Shlicha – we journeyed by car and foot all around the North discovering differences between the lives of the citizens in northern Israel compared to those [...]