Israel 2009 Fall
Peace, Justice and the Environment at Kibbutz Lotan
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It's taken me a while to pull this together, but I wanted to share this short video of Emilyn and Molly at their Service Learning projects at the Learning Community, a school that moves around within Auroville. Fun!
So I would imagine that the reason people would read blogs from the people on this program is to try and learn a little more about the program that is not said on the website. Because of this, I have decided to dedicate this blog to that person. First of all, whether you will have a good time or not on this program depends on the people that …
“Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheva, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God”(Genesis 21:33). This is the last verse in chapter 21 in the book of Genesis. It is a curious statement as it is totally disconnected with everything that happens in the story leading up to it. A common interpretation is that this the Biblical patriarch planted not a single tamarisk, but …
There is something special here on Kibbutz Lotan. Each and every person has a very distinct, strong personality. The way they hold their own shows that this form of communal living has not undermined their individuality. Each person brings something special to the community and the dynamics would not be the same with out one of these people. The same can be said about the Kibbutz dogs. There are groups …