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order to compensate for their various
Thdisabilities. Likewise, the group helped
me tremendously with nv) own "dis-
ability" — my basic Hebrew skills.
I had no idea of the impact I made
while working at the club until my last
day there. Just as 1 was preparing to
leave, the club social worker, Mulka,
passed me a card signed by the group,
and offered me an open invitation to
return. Jenva, who had welcomed me
with a handshake and nod, hugged me
and excitedly waved goodbye as I left for
the last time. While I was only at the
club for 10 weeks, I feel that I made an
impact, however small, on the lives of
the blind and disabled.
One of the special aspects of Pro-
ject Otzma is the chance to experience
Israel from an insider's perspective,
-)-and to develop bonds with Israelis.
The best example of this is through an
adoptive family. As parr of Project
Otzma, every participant is paired up
with an Israeli family and they become
one's home away from home. My fam-
ily has opened their home and their
hearts to me, and I have become a
member of the family. I visit my fami-
p ly every few weeks, to visit, to ear a
home-cooked meal, to do my laundry
and occasionally to join the family on
a Shabbat tiyul (outing). I have been
fortunate to develop a strong relation-
ship with my adoptive family and am
confident this will continue long after
I leave Israel.
Currently, I am living in a kfizr near
(youth village) called Eschel Hanasi,
I now have the
tools to better
grasp the issues
facing Israel
located at the edge of the Negev
Desert. During the day, I work at the
middle and high schools teaching
English, and helping kids on the
Internet. My afternoons and evenings
are spent playing games, helping with
homework, joining in extra-curricular
activities or just talking with a group
of ninth graders who live at the youth
village. I have also participated in holi-
day celebrations, such as Lag B'Omer,
Sports Day and the students' yearly
three-day trip to the north.
Besides the impact I have made in
various communities and the relation-
ships I have developed while here, I
have also developed a much stronger
of
o Israel. I now recog-
nize the importance of the U.S.-Israel
relationship and the important con-
nection between American Jews and
Israel. Most importantly, I now feel
that I have the tools to better under
stand the complex issues facing Israel.
I plan to return to the Detroit Jew-
ish community this fall and hope to
become a valuable resource for the
community
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