Saturday, July 8, 2017

International Shabbaton

July 7, 2017

By: Lilly Sibel

It was a very eventful day In Jerusalem today for the Baltimore Diller Teen Fellows. Starting the day off us fellows met up with the Miami Diller cohort and listened to a Reform  rabbi who talked to us about the less then minority groups in Israel. It was interesting to learn that the Reform and Conservativr  Jews are actually a significant  monitory in Israel which is very different than in the states. We then made our way to the international shabbaton where 16 different cohorts met. The Baltimore cohort was very spirited and definitely cheered the loudest. Avraham Infeld gave an incredible lecture about his views of Judaism as a way of life rather than a religion. Following his lecture the Baltimore fellows partnered with the Pittsburgh fellows to discuss the lecture in depth. Despite our football rivalry, we were able to have a good discussion. To start Shabbat all the cohorts met up for the white parade where each cohort was introduced with a cheer. Following this, fellows were split up into different groups to meet before the Shabbat dinner took place. During dinner each Baltimore fellow got up and blessed one another which was a nice way to start Shabbat. To end our busy day the Baltimore fellows had a Ma'agal Laila where we discussed our different views on God. It was a good and tiring day for the Baltimore Diller Teen Fellows and we are all looking forward to the weekend with each cohort.

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