{"id":44604,"date":"2024-06-28T01:39:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T08:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=44604"},"modified":"2024-06-27T17:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:36:39","slug":"teaching-the-spirit-of-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2024\/06\/28\/teaching-the-spirit-of-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching the spirit of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Kayemet LeYisrael &#8211; Jewish National Fund activities in Winnipeg took place at Brock Corydon school, Gray Academy (above) and Herzliya Synagogue. <\/i><i>(photo from KKL-JNF)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>A variety of educational and experiential activities conducted by teams from the department of Zionist education in the diaspora, part of the education division at Kayemet LeYisrael\u00a0&#8211; Jewish National Fund, took place in Jewish communities around the world during \u201cNational Month,\u201d which includes Memorial Day, Independence Day and Jerusalem Day. Activities took place at schools, kindergartens, Sunday schools, synagogues, Jewish organizations and elsewhere in 16 countries, including Canada.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44606\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jun-28-IsrConn.28.KKL-JNF-education-material-Brock-Corydon-Winnipeg2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jun-28-IsrConn.28.KKL-JNF-education-material-Brock-Corydon-Winnipeg2.jpeg\" alt=\"photo - A Kayemet LeYisrael - Jewish National Fund activity at Brock Corydon school in Winnipeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jun-28-IsrConn.28.KKL-JNF-education-material-Brock-Corydon-Winnipeg2.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jun-28-IsrConn.28.KKL-JNF-education-material-Brock-Corydon-Winnipeg2-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Kayemet LeYisrael &#8211; Jewish National Fund activity at Brock Corydon school in Winnipeg. (photo from KKL-JNF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Canada, teams conducted activities in Toronto, Windsor and London, Ont., and in Winnipeg, Man. Activities included a virtual art and graffiti tour of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, lectures on life in Israel post Oct. 7, a Kites for Hope event, and activities for children about Independence Day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44610\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jun-28-IsrConn.28.KKL-JNF-education-material-Herzlia-synagogue-Winnipegonly-5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jun-28-IsrConn.28.KKL-JNF-education-material-Herzlia-synagogue-Winnipegonly-5.jpeg\" alt=\"photo - Kayemet LeYisrael - Jewish National Fund at Herzliya Synagogue\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jun-28-IsrConn.28.KKL-JNF-education-material-Herzlia-synagogue-Winnipegonly-5.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jun-28-IsrConn.28.KKL-JNF-education-material-Herzlia-synagogue-Winnipegonly-5-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayemet LeYisrael &#8211; Jewish National Fund at Herzliya Synagogue.<em> (photo from KKL-JNF)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cActivities organized with the envoys from Israel were incredibly meaningful to our communities here in Canada,\u201d said Yifat Bear Miller, KKL-JNF envoy to Canada. \u201cAs we are distant from Israel here in Canada, such activities fostered a deep connection to Israel, Judaism and the current situation in the region.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>\u2013 Courtesy Kayemet LeYisrael-Jewish National Fund<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayemet LeYisrael &#8211; Jewish National Fund activities in Winnipeg took place at Brock Corydon school, Gray Academy (above) and Herzliya Synagogue. 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