Bnei Akiva hosts federal leadership seminar
"To me it was inspirational to see so many people who believe in the same thing, who give up significant time in their lives and daily commitments to build the next generation..."
Bnei Akiva Australia recently held its annual seminar for leaders of the movement, bringing together over 100 leaders from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
Held at Leibler Yavneh College and Mizrachi Melbourne, the seminar involved panel discussions, team-building exercises and exploring the past, present and future of Bnei Akiva in Australia.
“An important goal of the seminar was for it to be a melting pot of engaged and driven individuals who come from across Australia to share dreams, pool creative resources and explore wonderings about the future of the Jewish community, and what the role of Bnei is in shaping this,” said Tammy Lazarus, federal merakezet (director) of Bnei Akiva Australia.
“To me it was inspirational to see so many people who believe in the same thing, who give up significant time in their lives and daily commitments to build the next generation of Jewish leaders.”
The participants also heard from community leaders and Bnei Akiva alumni, who shared stories of success and encouragement, and shared unique challenges faced by branches in respective states.
It was also an opportunity to learn more about the history and ideology of the movement.
“The beauty of having young Jewish leaders in the community is that younger kids can have role models who have similar challenges, who they can look up to, and who they can have open conversations with,” Lazarus said.
“We wanted people to leave the seminar feeling motivated, that they could go back home and instil in the kids the feeling of being proud and positively connected Jews.”
Bnei Akiva is the largest Zionist youth movement in the world, active in 43 cities in 22 countries.
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