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Chesed Center hosts debut of Hebrew Club and I was looking for other people who are kind of similar to me — Americans who are very For those looking to hone Zionist and very connected to their Hebrew skills, a new club Israel,” Rosenfeld said, “but it’s in the Five Towns is offering an not our native language, and yet opportunity to engage in conver- we’ve developed a level of proficiency that it’s nice to be able to sational practice. The Hebrew speak with others Club, hosted by the at our level.” Israel Chesed CenThe club plans ter, in Hewlett, will to meet on the first cater to intermediand third Mondays ate and advanced of each month, Hebrew speakers, from 8 to 9 p.m. at giving them a the Chesed Center, chance to connect at 1315 Peninsula over their shared Blvd. The informal love for Israel and gatherings are its language. meant to provide a “I’m an educator, relaxed environand I do love teachment for particiing Hebrew in parpants to converse ticular, because it in Hebrew, with helps connect me Rosenfeld serving with my heritage more as a facilitaand my fellow Jews tor than a teacher, with their heri- YEHUdA RoSENfELd he said. t a g e , ” Y e h u d a Leader, Hebrew Club “It’s not a class, Rosenfeld, the because I had peoclub’s leader, said. ple writing to me Rosenfeld, an experienced saying, what is your class?” he language instructor, said he was said. “I said, it’s not really a looking to bring together others class. I’m facilitating it, and I’m like himself — American Jews going to have a board if I want who have developed a proficien- to point something out that cy in Hebrew, but for whom it maybe someone doesn’t know isn’t their native tongue. — in that sense, I can teach, but “I enjoy speaking Hebrew,
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Fay Feder spoke about Jewish advocacy, and why students should get involved to have their voices heard.
Jewish teens learn advocacy from grassroots organizer By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
Female students from four Jewish day schools gathered at the Israel Chesed Center, in Hewlett, on Dec. 4 to hear Fay Feder discuss Jewish advocacy. Feder, a Hewlett resident, spoke about her grassroots group, which has 20,000 members by invitation only. She also urged the girls to join her groups via WhatsApp to amplify their voices. Students from Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, in Cedarhurst; Magen David Yeshiva, in Brooklyn; Shulamith School for Girls, in Woodmere;
and Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, in Hewlett, attended the event. During the session, they completed tasks of chesed — kindness in Hebrew — filling duffle bags for Israel Defense Force soldiers. Moshe Bodner, founder of the Chesed Center, invited Feder to come and speak, and teach the girls about Jewish advocacy. “One of our mottos and goals is to create achdut — unity,” Bodner said, “and one of the ways we’re doing that is to bring students from different schools and communities together on behalf of acheinu b’nai yisrael — our brothers, the children of Israel.” Bodner asked the girls who had been to Continued on page 15
do love teaching Hebrew in particular, because it helps connect me with my heritage and my fellow Jews with their heritage.
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