Elan Ezrachi's Page

I don't know whether you realize it, but Gabrielle from FHAO Brookline office had previously sent out invitations and there is an entire section of Ning that has almost all of the participants in it.

What is your role in the summer program? I am eager to hear more details about the program. I teach Jewish history at Maimonides School in Brookline, MA and I teach adult Jewish education [primarily rabbinic and medieval periods] to adults in the Meah program of Hebrew College.
Reuven
Reuven

Hello Elan! I am looking forward to meeting you in Tel Aviv. Daniel

Hi Elan, thank you for posting on my wall! I wish I could join everyone in Israel! Luckily, I have been to Israel; my first trip was when I was seven years old on a family, reform-movement lead tour. Our tour guide, Iddo Katz, was fabulous and I believe it was the stories he told on that trip that sparked my passion for history.
My second trip was during my junior year of college. I went to study abroad with the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, where one third of the students are Arabs (Palestinians, Jordanians), one third are Israeli, and one third are foreigners. The goal of this program is to use the environmental to create transborder cooperation and change. This experiment
in coexistant set on the Zionist landscape of Kibbutz Ketura was also a transformative experience for me.

As a native Israeli, what is your view on American Jews that come and study in Israel?

the little one on the left is our beautiful 7 month old daughter, Vered Hope Shapiro.

Hi Elan,
I'll get a photo to you asap. thanks for your invitation to send one and tell a bit about my history re israel. i didn't realize these comments to me were written on my wall on this site! i guess i was a bit confused between this one and the one gabrielle set up, where there is a picture i uploaded.

My time of frequent visits to israel was in the 70's when I was a participant on USY Israel Pilgrimage, then a madricha on that program and then i spent 1976-77 studying at Machon Pardes and living in Maalot Dafna. Twenty two years then elapsed until i returned with the Wexner program for a week in 1999. So, 10 years later it's time for a return visit! Being there with FHAO/BH feels like an amazing opportunity to learn about and experience today's Israel and my connection with it in very meaningful ways.
Sari

hi elan- this is from last summer. I'm the one on the left- otherwise known as the mother of the bride!

hi elan
i finally got on. I am not sure what the problem was but it seems to be solved.I am very much looking forward to this trip and the work that we will do. I am immersed for the next week in the leadership institute for congregational educators where i am staff . I had the pleasure today of meeting Peter and Daniel and look forward to meeting everyone else.

Elan -

 

it has been forever, so I wanted to say hi.  Both in regards to the message I sent the group, but also to reconnect.  I hope all is well!