Shinshinim are on their way

It's time to say Goodbye and Good luck to our "Shinshinim" (Young Emissaries), Tal and Liron.

Together with Huppit Bartov who is on a visit to Ashkelon, we gathered in the Mayor's office for a farewell meeting. Everyone wished Tal and Liron good luck on their mission to Baltimore. They are about to face a challenging year but, knowing them and the Baltimore Jewish community, I know they will have the experience of a lifetime.

Nessia Tova !

See also: http://ashkelonblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/ashkelons-first-shinshinim-to-baltimore.html Nicole

Diller Teens Leave Ashkelon for the Desert

After a farewell event last night together with their host families, the Baltimore & Ashkelon teens left Ashkelon together this morning, travelling southwards, to spend the next three days in the desert.

They will be visiting a Bedouin encampment, they will see Beersheba, David Ben Gurion's tomb at Sde Boker, Ein Avdat, the Mitzpeh Ramon Crater, they will hike, camp, ride camels, and eventually join up with all the other Diller groups in Jerusalem and then Tel-Aviv, before leaving for home

Summer fun in Park Baltimore

As part of the summer activities run by Amen and the Youth Council ,our "shinshinim" Liron & Tal and the teens have kept the kids of Ashkelon busy in the afternoons with fun activities in playgrounds around the city. Here they are on the green lawn in The Michael Lapidus Park (Park Baltimore) and the Lyn Stacie Getz Playground where everyone is enjoying art and sports activities. Nicole