Seventh Workshop: Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut!

This workshop was the first time the Montrealers were all together as a group since the North American seminar. It felt empty, sitting together and not having our Israeli friends by our side. So to start off the morning, we had a feedback session about the NAS. 

We then moved on to the subject of Yom HaZikaron, watching to videos about the families of soldiers who gave their lives toward the state. This was my favorite part of the workshop. I didn't know much about these tragedies, and it really put into perspective how much soldiers risk not only because they have to, but because they want to.

Getting into the spirit of Yom HaAtzmaut, we then went into talking about what Israel means to us. This activity was truly exciting, not only because we got to talk about Israel but because it made us realize how we will be there in such a short period of time!

To finish off our workshop, we learned about the 'Traffic Circle' - a series of steps you can take to deal with dilemmas and make good decisions. As a group, we worked together to try and solve a real life situation.

By: Leanne Lemish