Memizrach Shemesh - Our tradition of social responsibility » Archive http://mizrach.org.il/en Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:06:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Book Launch- Our New Jewish Holiday Lesson Plan Book! http://mizrach.org.il/en/2010/03/10/book-launch-our-new-jewish-holiday-lesson-plan-book/ http://mizrach.org.il/en/2010/03/10/book-launch-our-new-jewish-holiday-lesson-plan-book/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:22:06 +0000 admin http://mizrach.org.il/en/?p=788 Come celebrate the launch of Memizrach Shemesh’s Collection of Lesson Plans: “”Let them be for signs, and for seasons” (Genesis 1): Jewish holiday traditions through a Social Justice lens.

When: Wednesday, March 17th 19:00-22:00

Where: Memizrach Shemesh Offices, 99 Jaffa Street, Clal building 10th floor, Jerusalem, Israel

What: Bsisa Ceremony*, Study Session on Passover, Food, Music and more…

*a Libyan and Tunisian Jewish minhag celebrated on Rosh Hodesh Nisan, where family members mix together different cereals, sugar and fruits together with the key to their house, a ceremony that blesses the home and begins a new year with open-door symbols…

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