My experiences started with the discovery of the city. In this fairy small town there are so many little streets, squares, coffee shops and restaurants. The squares are very special, they always show different faces. On Friday we welcomed the Shabbat with the American and European members of our study group. It was very unique, we wrote our own Shabbat prayer. We finished this day with a very special Shabbat dinner. On the weekend we had a story based Shabbat experience, we went on a short meaningful walking tour around the hotel and had a nice Havdalah. We could travel to the nearby city of Parma. Naama and Mara spoke about the connection of Jewish values and the Reggio approach. We shared our stories about our objects of the essence of the child. It was very interesting and helpful in getting to know each other. On the weekend we could spend some time with our east European friends from Bucharest and Sofia. ~ Szonja Merenji, Director Lauder Javne Ovada, Budapest, Hungary
