Livnot-ULehibanot - Revision history

Simcha at 21:34, 13 February 2013

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	[[Category:Jewish Organizations]] [[Category:Safed]]		[[Category:Jewish Organizations]] [[Category:Safed]]

Simcha at 19:15, 10 February 2013

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−	Since 1980 a large number of young Jewish, mostly in their 20's have experienced the Livnot U’Lehibanot program in [[Safed]] and Jerusalem. The livnot program offers participants the opportunity to [[Volunteering in Safed\|volunteer]], excavate, hike, learn and connect with the local community in a non-denominational atmosphere of questioning and mutual exploration.	+	Since 1980 a large number of young Jewish, mostly in their 20's have experienced the '''Livnot U’Lehibanot''' program in [[Safed]] and Jerusalem. The livnot program offers participants the opportunity to [[Volunteering in Safed\|volunteer]], excavate, hike, learn and connect with the local community in a non-denominational atmosphere of questioning and mutual exploration.

	== History ==		== History ==

Simcha: /* Emergency Involvement */

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Emergency Involvement

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	[[File:00000308 view from livnot porch tzfat.jpg‎\|thumb\|180px\|right\|View from Livnot porch]]Since 1980 Livnot chevre have played an important part in various emergency events which have occurred while they were in Tzfat. In 1982 participants assisted families who were affected by the Lebanon War. Beginning in 1984 Livnot chevre have served as some of the most consistent volunteers helping new Ethiopian immigrants. The Livnot program continued to run through the 1991 Gulf War and again chevre provided aid to families who needed assistance. In 2006 the Livnot campus became the volunteer headquarters of Safed during the [[Safed Second Lebanon War\|Second Lebanon War]]. The work crew hooked up water and electricity in bomb shelters throughout the city while the Livnot office functioned as the social services center of the city. Chevre and other volunteers moved around the city, bringing food and medicine to residents who were isolated in their homes. Following the war Livnot participants renovated over 200 bomb shelters in the Tzfat-Hatzor-Kiryat Shmoneh area.		[[File:00000308 view from livnot porch tzfat.jpg‎\|thumb\|180px\|right\|View from Livnot porch]]Since 1980 Livnot chevre have played an important part in various emergency events which have occurred while they were in Tzfat. In 1982 participants assisted families who were affected by the Lebanon War. Beginning in 1984 Livnot chevre have served as some of the most consistent volunteers helping new Ethiopian immigrants. The Livnot program continued to run through the 1991 Gulf War and again chevre provided aid to families who needed assistance. In 2006 the Livnot campus became the volunteer headquarters of Safed during the [[Safed Second Lebanon War\|Second Lebanon War]]. The work crew hooked up water and electricity in bomb shelters throughout the city while the Livnot office functioned as the social services center of the city. Chevre and other volunteers moved around the city, bringing food and medicine to residents who were isolated in their homes. Following the war Livnot participants renovated over 200 bomb shelters in the Tzfat-Hatzor-Kiryat Shmoneh area.

		+	{{Safed Tourism}}
	{{Claim Page}}		{{Claim Page}}

	[[Category:Jewish Organizations]] [[Category:Safed]]		[[Category:Jewish Organizations]] [[Category:Safed]]

AvivaSpiegel at 19:22, 7 August 2012

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	== Emergency Involvement ==		== Emergency Involvement ==

−	Since 1980 Livnot chevre have played an important part in various emergency events which have occurred while they were in Tzfat. In 1982 participants assisted families who were affected by the Lebanon War. Beginning in 1984 Livnot chevre have served as some of the most consistent volunteers helping new Ethiopian immigrants. The Livnot program continued to run through the 1991 Gulf War and again chevre provided aid to families who needed assistance. In 2006 the Livnot campus became the volunteer headquarters of Safed during the [[Safed Second Lebanon War\|Second Lebanon War]]. The work crew hooked up water and electricity in bomb shelters throughout the city while the Livnot office functioned as the social services center of the city. Chevre and other volunteers moved around the city, bringing food and medicine to residents who were isolated in their homes. Following the war Livnot participants renovated over 200 bomb shelters in the Tzfat-Hatzor-Kiryat Shmoneh area.	+	[[File:00000308 view from livnot porch tzfat.jpg‎\|thumb\|180px\|right\|View from Livnot porch]]Since 1980 Livnot chevre have played an important part in various emergency events which have occurred while they were in Tzfat. In 1982 participants assisted families who were affected by the Lebanon War. Beginning in 1984 Livnot chevre have served as some of the most consistent volunteers helping new Ethiopian immigrants. The Livnot program continued to run through the 1991 Gulf War and again chevre provided aid to families who needed assistance. In 2006 the Livnot campus became the volunteer headquarters of Safed during the [[Safed Second Lebanon War\|Second Lebanon War]]. The work crew hooked up water and electricity in bomb shelters throughout the city while the Livnot office functioned as the social services center of the city. Chevre and other volunteers moved around the city, bringing food and medicine to residents who were isolated in their homes. Following the war Livnot participants renovated over 200 bomb shelters in the Tzfat-Hatzor-Kiryat Shmoneh area.

	{{Claim Page}}		{{Claim Page}}

	[[Category:Jewish Organizations]] [[Category:Safed]]		[[Category:Jewish Organizations]] [[Category:Safed]]

AvivaSpiegel: /* History */

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History

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	== History ==		== History ==

−	[[File:00000307 livnot ulhibanot door safed.jpg‎\|thumb\|130px\|~~right~~\|Door to Livnot Center]]Livnot opened in 1980 when a group of young adults, interested in participating in a dynamic and Zionistic Israel experience program, gathered to excavate buildings which had been buried by earthquakes yet still existed under the rebuilt [[Old City Safed\|Old Jewish Quarter]] of Tzfat. The three-month Livnot U'Lehibanot program included the physical work of excavating and rebuilding these ruins along with hiking through Israel’s North and studying elements of Judaism through experiential classes, discussions, seminars and workshops.	+	[[File:00000307 livnot ulhibanot door safed.jpg‎\|thumb\|130px\|left\|Door to Livnot Center]]Livnot opened in 1980 when a group of young adults, interested in participating in a dynamic and Zionistic Israel experience program, gathered to excavate buildings which had been buried by earthquakes yet still existed under the rebuilt [[Old City Safed\|Old Jewish Quarter]] of Tzfat. The three-month Livnot U'Lehibanot program included the physical work of excavating and rebuilding these ruins along with hiking through Israel’s North and studying elements of Judaism through experiential classes, discussions, seminars and workshops.

	The Livnot project offered the only Israel experience program which included spiritual content yet was not geared towards promoting a specific religious observance.		The Livnot project offered the only Israel experience program which included spiritual content yet was not geared towards promoting a specific religious observance.

AvivaSpiegel: /* History */

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History

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	== History ==		== History ==

−	Livnot opened in 1980 when a group of young adults, interested in participating in a dynamic and Zionistic Israel experience program, gathered to excavate buildings which had been buried by earthquakes yet still existed under the rebuilt [[Old City Safed\|Old Jewish Quarter]] of Tzfat. The three-month Livnot U'Lehibanot program included the physical work of excavating and rebuilding these ruins along with hiking through Israel’s North and studying elements of Judaism through experiential classes, discussions, seminars and workshops.	+	[[File:00000307 livnot ulhibanot door safed.jpg‎\|thumb\|130px\|right\|Door to Livnot Center]]Livnot opened in 1980 when a group of young adults, interested in participating in a dynamic and Zionistic Israel experience program, gathered to excavate buildings which had been buried by earthquakes yet still existed under the rebuilt [[Old City Safed\|Old Jewish Quarter]] of Tzfat. The three-month Livnot U'Lehibanot program included the physical work of excavating and rebuilding these ruins along with hiking through Israel’s North and studying elements of Judaism through experiential classes, discussions, seminars and workshops.

	The Livnot project offered the only Israel experience program which included spiritual content yet was not geared towards promoting a specific religious observance.		The Livnot project offered the only Israel experience program which included spiritual content yet was not geared towards promoting a specific religious observance.

AvivaSpiegel: /* Community Service */

2012-08-05T20:56:20Z

Community Service

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	=== Community Service ===		=== Community Service ===

−	[[File:00000305 livnot info center safed.jpg‎\|thumb\|130px\|right\|~~The~~ Livnot ~~Library~~]]Livnot U'Lehibanot participants spend approximately a third of their program experience involved in community service. As the Safed municipality and other “hessed” -- charity -- organizations became acquainted with Livnot they began to turn to the “chevre” -- participants -- when volunteers were needed. Throughout the years Livnot chevre had engaged in a wide variety of hessed tasks, in addition to the excavations. Some of the volunteer work includes working at the local [[Ethiopian Absorption Safed\|Ethiopian Absorption Center]], repairing homes of elderly and disabled individuals, tutoring at schools, developing public environmental projects, renovating bomb shelters, building parks and other public spaces and more.	+	[[File:00000305 livnot info center safed.jpg‎\|thumb\|130px\|right\|Livnot Visitor Center]]Livnot U'Lehibanot participants spend approximately a third of their program experience involved in community service. As the Safed municipality and other “hessed” -- charity -- organizations became acquainted with Livnot they began to turn to the “chevre” -- participants -- when volunteers were needed. Throughout the years Livnot chevre had engaged in a wide variety of hessed tasks, in addition to the excavations. Some of the volunteer work includes working at the local [[Ethiopian Absorption Safed\|Ethiopian Absorption Center]], repairing homes of elderly and disabled individuals, tutoring at schools, developing public environmental projects, renovating bomb shelters, building parks and other public spaces and more.

	=== Hiking ===		=== Hiking ===

AvivaSpiegel at 20:55, 5 August 2012

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	=== Community Service ===		=== Community Service ===

−	Livnot U'Lehibanot participants spend approximately a third of their program experience involved in community service. As the Safed municipality and other “hessed” -- charity -- organizations became acquainted with Livnot they began to turn to the “chevre” -- participants -- when volunteers were needed. Throughout the years Livnot chevre had engaged in a wide variety of hessed tasks, in addition to the excavations. Some of the volunteer work includes working at the local [[Ethiopian Absorption Safed\|Ethiopian Absorption Center]], repairing homes of elderly and disabled individuals, tutoring at schools, developing public environmental projects, renovating bomb shelters, building parks and other public spaces and more.	+	[[File:00000305 livnot info center safed.jpg‎\|thumb\|130px\|right\|The Livnot Library]]Livnot U'Lehibanot participants spend approximately a third of their program experience involved in community service. As the Safed municipality and other “hessed” -- charity -- organizations became acquainted with Livnot they began to turn to the “chevre” -- participants -- when volunteers were needed. Throughout the years Livnot chevre had engaged in a wide variety of hessed tasks, in addition to the excavations. Some of the volunteer work includes working at the local [[Ethiopian Absorption Safed\|Ethiopian Absorption Center]], repairing homes of elderly and disabled individuals, tutoring at schools, developing public environmental projects, renovating bomb shelters, building parks and other public spaces and more.

	=== Hiking ===		=== Hiking ===

AvivaSpiegel: /* Learning */

2012-08-05T20:54:19Z

Learning

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	=== Learning ===		=== Learning ===

−	[[File:00000306-livnot-ulhibanot-library-tzfat.jpg‎\|thumb\|~~160px~~\|left\|The Livnot Library]] Learning at Livnot takes the form of experiential and interactive activities designed to encourage individuals to personalize their encounters with Israel and new Jewish concepts. Chevre create their own Words of Wisdom for Friday night dinners, engage in discussions with local scholars and artists and question the fundamentals of Judaism as they explore their own place in the Jewish World. Livnot is a Zionistic program and promotes a connection with the Land and State of Israel. Beyond that, Livnot presents Judaism as a “supermarket” of ideas which each person should examine as he chooses his own Jewish path.	+	[[File:00000306-livnot-ulhibanot-library-tzfat.jpg‎\|thumb\|180px\|left\|The Livnot Library]] Learning at Livnot takes the form of experiential and interactive activities designed to encourage individuals to personalize their encounters with Israel and new Jewish concepts. Chevre create their own Words of Wisdom for Friday night dinners, engage in discussions with local scholars and artists and question the fundamentals of Judaism as they explore their own place in the Jewish World. Livnot is a Zionistic program and promotes a connection with the Land and State of Israel. Beyond that, Livnot presents Judaism as a “supermarket” of ideas which each person should examine as he chooses his own Jewish path.

	== Emergency Involvement ==		== Emergency Involvement ==

AvivaSpiegel: /* Learning */

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Learning

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	=== Learning ===		=== Learning ===

−	[[File:00000306-livnot-ulhibanot-library-tzfat.jpg‎\|thumb\|~~140px~~\|left\|The Livnot Library]] Learning at Livnot takes the form of experiential and interactive activities designed to encourage individuals to personalize their encounters with Israel and new Jewish concepts. Chevre create their own Words of Wisdom for Friday night dinners, engage in discussions with local scholars and artists and question the fundamentals of Judaism as they explore their own place in the Jewish World. Livnot is a Zionistic program and promotes a connection with the Land and State of Israel. Beyond that, Livnot presents Judaism as a “supermarket” of ideas which each person should examine as he chooses his own Jewish path.	+	[[File:00000306-livnot-ulhibanot-library-tzfat.jpg‎\|thumb\|160px\|left\|The Livnot Library]] Learning at Livnot takes the form of experiential and interactive activities designed to encourage individuals to personalize their encounters with Israel and new Jewish concepts. Chevre create their own Words of Wisdom for Friday night dinners, engage in discussions with local scholars and artists and question the fundamentals of Judaism as they explore their own place in the Jewish World. Livnot is a Zionistic program and promotes a connection with the Land and State of Israel. Beyond that, Livnot presents Judaism as a “supermarket” of ideas which each person should examine as he chooses his own Jewish path.

	== Emergency Involvement ==		== Emergency Involvement ==