Bnos Sara
Bnos Sara girls visited Maoz Yerushalayim in Ramot after Yom Kippur. Over 110 girls toured the building and met with speech and occupational therapists. The highlight of their tour was getting to personally interact with the horses as they learned how the animals are therapeutically used in the development of the special needs population. After […]
Yeshivat Ohr Somayach celebrates Rosh Hashanah with our Kollel
One of the things we love best about visitors is when they come visit again! This week we had a visit from 8 students from Yeshivat Ohr Somayach – for 6 of them, this was their second time at Seeach Sod. With Rosh Hashana singing from Seeach Sod cantors Menachem and Michael and a follow-up […]
Yachad Summer Program campers and counselors visit Seeach Sod
“Amazing. I never saw anything so inspiring!” That’s how a recent visitor to Seeach Sod described her experience after touring our facility and meeting our staff and students. We were honored to host a group of campers and counselors from Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, at the end of their summer program in […]
Michlelet NCSY gets creative at Seeach Sod
This summer, our elementary and kindergarten programs were taken over – by Michlelet NCSY! After a tour of Ma’as Yerushalaim, the young women did incredible hands-on art projects with each of classrooms, and ended the day in our favorite way – with singing and dancing. Michlelet NCSY’s amazing spirit was infectious. We’re already looking forward […]
JWRP groups give Maas Banot a very happy summer!
We were delighted to host two JWRP groups this summer, one from Atlanta and Palm Beach, another from Boston, Israel, and Las Vegas. Both groups of 40 women each started their Seeach Sod experience with beautiful singing from our very own cantors, Menachem and Michael. They then did an art project with the women at […]
Seeach Sod Greets University Students in the Meor Internship Program
Thursday, June 15th marked a special day for 25 university students in the Meor internship program under the leadership of Rabbi Sholomo Gershenfeld. The Meor Internship Program is a two month program for university students to connect to their roots. As part of their program they visited Seeach Sod, and after watching a video and hearing […]
The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Program (JWRP) from Atlanta and Florida Visited the Seeach Sod’s Vocational Program for Women.
Independence comes in many forms, but for the women of JWRP their American Independence Day was spent in Seeach Sod, which brings a type of freedom to the special needs community. After a program by Menachem, and of Michael singing, an inspired member, Julie Weisner of Atlanta, Georgia approached Rivka Bergstein the coordinator to ask […]
College Students Participating in the Israel Experience Program Visit Seeach Sod
Wednesday, May 17 was a big day for 25 college students visiting Seeach Sod. These students were part of the Israel Experience, and by the end of the day, we gave them an experience they would never forget! An intense and fun program run by Menachem and Boaz followed by Akiva’s tour of our day […]
JWRP Visits Seeach Sod with a Flair
Seeach Sod was honored once again by a visit from the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Program. This group of energetic women, currently headed by Lori Platnick visited on May 16th. This particular group brought 23 women from Cape Town, South Africa, and 4 from Israel. The women joined students in an interactive art program with the […]
Panama
On Thursday April 27th, 2 Iyar – Young adults participating in the MOL from Panama came to Seeach Sod. Over 7,000 high-school aged young adults participated in the March of the Living this year. A select group of high-schoolers from Panama who visited Poland and the camps, and saw the results of the evil of […]