tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313768288724393168.post8959259818561380777..comments2023-02-18T07:27:47.698-08:00Comments on Davar Acher: <br>On the Other Hand: All Together NowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313768288724393168.post-65679899756214456922010-03-02T16:33:41.385-08:002010-03-02T16:33:41.385-08:00And ultimately, community is about relationships. ...And ultimately, community is about relationships. As educators, it's our job to figure out how to nurture those relationships. In person is great. But sometimes, online works - we shouldn't discount that. Online community is real, even if it's not the community we're used to. It's real for some of our constituents, many of whom are trying to decide whether or not to join our synagoues (or why they should).ERivelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313768288724393168.post-90913714068952688642010-03-02T11:59:32.179-08:002010-03-02T11:59:32.179-08:00Purim is a prime time for community activity at Ki...Purim is a prime time for community activity at Kibbutz Kfar Etzion.<br />A volunteer commmittee begins preparations for community mishloach manot weeks before Purim. All members sign up in advance for how many manot they want to purchase. The committee creates a list of manot to deliver with names of all those who are giving the "manah". The manot are bought from a group of disabled youngsters who provide the manot. The kibbutz volunteers prepare all the packages and greeting cards and each family gets the manah to deliver to another kibbutz family. The rest of the sum collected is distributed to tzedaka outside the kibbutz. <br />The Matanot l'evyonim committee establishes contact with a number of tzedaka organizations to make sure that the money pledged by the members on Purim will be delivered to needy on Purim.<br />The education committee works with the kibbutz kids to plan and run the Purim fair on Purim morning with rides, games, prizes and music.<br /><br />A number of kibbutz members volunteer to read the megillah a number of times for the various minyanim. In the last few years we have a women's reading where many women each prepare on chapter of the Megillah for the Women's Minyan.<br /><br />On Purim night we have a community party, planned by a volunteer committee who choose & announce the theme, plan the entertainment and food and the costume contest. <br />A number of photographers work to get the pics online by the next morning - http://animoto.com/play/SYO0AZ6UDuGqQJrkXgmdHA?autostart=true<br /><br />Another volunteer committee plans the community Seudat Purim for the whole community, including menu, entertainment, decorations, etc.<br /><br />Our kibbutz with about 120 families has a truly communal Purim experience, encompassing many facets of our religious, social and cultural life enriching the entire community.ראובן ורברhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402854833027152217noreply@blogger.com