short update

Hi all, just filling you in with a short update.
Boneh is progressing well and the workshoppers are slowly settling into Netiv HaLamed Hey and the Boneh schedule. They have sorted out rooms and finally started unpacking the mass of luggage/stuff that they brought with them!
Sunday and Tuesday this week were both seminar days, and the workshoppers had a broad introduction to Judaism, that incorporated many interesting and new themes for all. They also started their hadracha classes which essentially focus on being a madrich and all aspects related to that (leadership skills, youth development/psychology, etc). Tomorrow, Wednesday, all the workshoppers will have their first 'avoda' rotation and both kvutsot will be fruit picking in the morning on Kvutsat Shiller, a kibbutz next to Rehovot. In the afternoon, they start their first hebrew class! On Thursday, the siyur (tour) is to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, which will hopefully link many of the seminar themes from the past week, together with the weeks ahead. This weekend, Yom Kippur, is a free weekend again, and most of the workshoppers have opted to stay on Netiv HaLamed Hey.
Gmar Hatima Tova,