We rushed to freshen up from our long day, and then set out for Kehillat Tzur Hadassah (KTH), the small synagogue belonging to the Israeli Movement for Progressive Judaism with which we have established a special relationship, and with which we will be increasing the amount of contact between Israeli and American Jews.
Shabbat evening services and Kabbalat Shabbat lasted about 90 minutes, after which we divided our group into small 2’s, 3’s and a few 4’s, and were invited to dinner at homes of KTH members. It was a very enjoyable evening, as Galit, the ‘programs director’ of KTH, had asked about the professions of the group members and matched us up according to interests, professions, and other criteria. This was a two-hour experience, which made for a very late night, which is why we did not write yesterday evening.
Group members came away with a heightened understanding of the connection between American and Israeli Jews, and a great amount of enthusiasm for strengthening the connection between our two communities.
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