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age who are religiously obser-
vant, smart, ambitious and 
also fun. The students from 
more privileged backgrounds 
get to know students their 
own age whose life situation 
involves many more challeng-
es. Because every society has 
forces pulling its constituent 
segments apart, and other 
forces bringing the segments 
together, Shelef aims to 
strengthen the forces pulling 
Israeli society together. 
Wassen, one of the local 
students at ORT Gross, wrote: 
“The Shelef program in our 
class greatly influenced the 
social/educational situation 
of all the girls in the class. 
The moment the girls arrived, 
they simply caused the class 
to come together in a way that 
had not happened in the past 
five years. 
“I think that because of 
the Shelafiot all of us began 
to study for examinations. 
They helped with studies and 
they provided the possibility 
to study (at the Shelafiot 
apartment). 
“More than that, they 
thought up crazy ideas for 
each holiday and invited the 
girls to celebrate the holiday 
with them. I think that this 
excellent program brings us 
the highest quality girls.
” 
Oshrat, a teacher, wrote: 
“The program contributed 
much to the class, both in 
education and in social values. 
The Shelafiot were almost 
teachers for the girls, and they 
helped them in studies for 
the examinations and for the 
Bagrut. 
“In addition to the many 
values they brought to 
the class, in studies and in 
education, it was tangible that 
the class accepted them with 
hospitality, with love, and the 
girls felt that. The girls gave a 

tremendous amount, but the 
girls also came away enriched.
” 

A SHELAFIOT’S 
PERSPECTIVE
No’a confirmed the teacher’s 
observation that the 
experience enriched her. She 
has gained a much deeper 
appreciation of Ethiopian 
Jewish culture. She felt 
impressed by her classmates’ 
deep connection to the music 
and food culture of their 
birthplace. 
“Reading about the culture 
does not compare with 
actually immersing in it,
” she 
said.
She further observed that 
she benefited academically 
from serving with Shelef. As 
a kind of role model, she felt 
some pressure to do well on 
every test. Also, the experience 
of teaching her study partners 
resulted in improving her own 
grasp of the material. 
She also learned to let go of 
the need to “do it all yourself; 
sometimes it is appropriate to 
ask for help.
” 
Many of the students in 
Kiryat Gat have responsi-
bilities for younger siblings 
and some for ailing parents. 
They find extended family and 
community resources. 
No’a said: “They impress 
me with their ability not to 
be afraid to ask for help when 
they need it.
“One of the most 
impORTant lessons that I took 
from this experience,
” she 
added, “is not to take what I 
have for granted. I should be 
thankful for everything that I 
thought was just normal.
” 
She found the teachers at 
ORT Gross inspiring in their 
commitment to every one of 
their students. 
“You cannot fake caring.
” 

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