NESTO - Native English-Speaking Teen Olim
Shabbaton Parshat Lech Lecha
NESTO had the highest honor of spending this past Shabbat on Moshav Mevo Modi'im. In the words of the Moshavnikim, one of Reb Shlomo's most important tafkidim was to bring the greatness of Shabbat to the people on the moshav and all those visiting. And true to his word, all the families on the moshav channel all their energy into Shabbat not just for their own families, but for all the holy guests, too.

And so, we were treated to a genuine Moshav Shabbat. We davened in the Carlebach minyan. Had an inspiring Friday night dinner in the homes of our gracious hosts; and then spent many hours learning, singing, and listening to the words of Torah from one of the first kids to ever have a brit on the moshav - we know who you are! Shabbat morning after another beautiful Tefillah, we ate a milchig lunch together in the moshav dining room. After much singing and divrei torah we had an excellent Torah/pop music quiz - Madrichim against Chanichim - facilitated by our very talented Madrich, Raphi Poch. We are not sure who won but the competition was intense. Ben Zion Solomon led the singing at a very inspiring Seuda Shlishit. It truly was a beautiful way to accompany the end of Shabbat. Again, the divrei torah flowed and we had the chance to learn some beautiful new niggunim.
The Moshav came out in force for the traditional musical Havdalah by Ben Zion and his sons outside their home.

This Beautiful Shabbat could not have come about without all the hard work and organizational expertise of Leah Sand and Dina Solomon — a big THANK YOU to them both for a most beautiful experience.

On another note... We invite the public, as well as the parents of NESTO Chanichim, to the first of a series of parent Melave Malkas. The event will take place in Bet Shemesh, and Rachel Frumin will address the topic of "Talking with Teenagers" in a fun, interactive forum. For more information call Chave on 050 444 401.

That's all for now, Shabbat Shalom from all of us here at NESTO
The Israel Center's youth program for Anglo-Israelis, tel. 566-7787 ext. 250 • fax: 561-7432 chaveabrahams@hotmail.com • Chaim Pelzner, Director; Chave Herschberg, Coordinator; Mimi Edel, Bat Sherut • NESTO is partially funded by the Jewish Agency for Israel

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