Dziękuję – Thank You
I work as a teacher at Frajda JCC Kraków. Today the visit of educators from the USA Lyndall and Mykenzie ended. All teachers, we are very grateful for the few days we spent together. It was honor and ...
Creating Loving Relationships Across Borders
March 4, 2024
Today, Mykenzie and I had a chance to be in classrooms with the dedicated educators mentioned in our last post. We were able to see them in action and were most impressed with the ways ...
Today in Kraków
Kraków, March 3, 2024
Today in Kraków, I can only explain it as… “A magical and educational day”.
Lyndall and I have learned so much about the Polish culture and history ...
New York New York
First, we gathered in the parking lot next to the school at 8 o’clock, bidding farewell to some students. We then boarded the school bus bound for New York. Along the way, we caught sight of Manhattan. ...
Shabbat for all
After Friday’s celebrations, where we showed the Americans how Shabbat is celebrated and sang together, we continued our 25-hour digital detox. We started with a kosher breakfast followed by a ...
Well being for ourselves and those affected by the war
In the morning, we provided feedback to the organizers of the entire program and then divided into morning prayers. We had the option to choose from meditation, walking, yoga, arts and crafts, and more. ...
Leadership
In the morning, we gathered at the school, and some of us shared stories about our Bat/Bar Mitzvah with younger children. Emma, Em, and Vanda actively participated in the morning tfiloh, and they did ...
Student teaching, leadership and combating antisemitism
On Wednesday, after a snow day, another day at Leffell school awaited us. First, we had the opportunity to observe classes, but several of us had to go to the school nurse instead because we were not ...
Let it snow
Tuesday morning was a snow day( closed schools) in NYC and surrounding areas. The Gesher Ambassadors visiting from Prague remained with their host families and at the end of the day they were given ...
New experiences
On Monday, we visited Leffell School. First, the local students gave us a tour of the school, and then we attended the morning prayer, which takes place every day for all school students. Afterwards, ...
Teamwork and partnership
Time to say goodbye… our wonderful Washington journey has come to an end, but we still had another interesting and meaningful morning with the SOS team visiting Beth Sholom Early Childhood Center. ...
Strength and Purpose
In these difficult times, marked by the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine where our loved ones are suffering, our hearts and thoughts go out to those faraway places. Despite these challenges, we recognized ...
Education+hope+ trust +community = future
Having the opportunity to work as an Early Childhood Jewish educator after covid, after war in Ukraine, while your own people is fighting for having the right to exist, living in a small Jewish community ...
Meaningful explorations
Our amazing journey began at Har Shalom. This school is focused on building a vibrant Jewish community and it was a heartwarming experience, brimming with a strong sense of interconnectedness and shared ...
Back home
Dear Friends,
Now, that we are close to Passover, let me share our special way to welcome Pesach in Scheiber Sandor Gimnázium (SSG) this year.
We had our Pesach Seder in SSG, together the entire middle ...
Shabbat in Baltimore
Our Friday started off quite bad because Amir couldn’t attend school as he was sick. Fortunately, he joined us on Shabbaton. I (Benedek) started my day off by writing the Dvar Torah with ...
Engaging with others
We started the day with davening. Afterwards, we visited classes like American Literature and American History, which were very interesting for us. Then the final preparations for the classes started. ...
What a week, day, year…
GESHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM: Immersive Week Summary by Violetta Varga
I had been looking forward to this opportunity for such a long time when we were informed that we could start getting ready for the ...
Fascinating and enthusiastic
Wednesday morning was still quite hard for us because of jet lag, and waking up two hours earlier than we were supposed to, but it’s getting better every day. We had an amazing breakfast with ...
Jewish Life and Antisemitism
Tuesday was our first morning with our amazing hosts. I ate a traditional American breakfast with pancakes and maple syrup. Then my host drove me to school. While driving I could see the neighborhood ...
