Well its been quite an adventure. From meeting many of you all in the Winter of 06/07 until now, summer of '08 that this journey has transpired. Spending two weeks in Israel was a great opportunity for me spend time first hand with the Workshoppers and see how the program is/was running. I have a lot of good, positive, and constructive conversations about Workshop and it went for many members of the different kvutsot and what can be done to make the program even better. It was reaffirming to hear that a lot of we think is positive about the program the Workshoppers agreed and places where we are aware of needed improvement also was their perspective. Of course though through these conversations it is clear as always that everyone finds a certain aspect of the program to be their favorite/least favorite and tweaking all those elements to find the right balance is our continual challenge.
There was spending May Day with the Workshoppers in Tel-Aviv, marching, hearing speeches, and bands and having our own Josh Marantz on stage to sing the one part of the Internationale in english was special. Seeing them have a cultural evening with members of our sister youth movement was a fun night to witness. And of course I spent time during one of their Yom Kvutsot, listening to conversations, taking part in the peulot, and seeing the transformations and growth of the individuals and the group over these last 9 months. Its truly remarkable and I certainly am proud of this year's participants and all those involved in th running of program.
That all being said I am still in the process of evaluating this year's program and looking for more feedback to gain a broader sense of how you the parents experience this year and what can be done to improve it. The online survey can be found here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=SRCr8UtNifkmfMkPKjvguw_3d_3d.
But feel free to email me your thoughts if you'd rather.
Some of you I'm continuing to be in touch as the Habonim world continues to turn and who knows when our paths may cross again. I hope you and your Workshoppers have gained a lot from this experience and hopefully have emerged better off and stronger for it. Wishing you all success and good luck in the future.
Shabbat Shalom,
Michael
P.S. If you need to reach me this tomorrow or Sunday call the Habonim Dror cellphone at 917-822-2330. I'll be at the airport in Newark with my staff on Sunday and if any issues arise I will make sure to let you know.
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