Donna Klein Jewish Academy Hosts Exchange Students from Zichron Yaakov
The week of Purim took on an extra special meaning for students at the Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School, as our Hebrew Honor Society hosted 13 students from Israel. The high school students are all from Boca Raton’s sister city of Zichron Yaakov and the group was in South Florida as part of the Partnership2Gether Leadership Program.
The exchange students Skyped with each other prior to their visit and communicated via social media. Once they met in person, the teens quickly formed bonds and made memories through trips to a museum, the Everglades and even a Miami Heat game. They also had the exciting opportunity to partake in DKJA’s various Purim activities, including helping to make Mischloach Manot bags in advance of the school’s annual celebration. The students from Israel will get to spend Shabbat with their host families this weekend in addition to attending DKJA’s theatrical production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’.
This community-to-community, person-to person-partnership is part of the highly successful Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) Partnership 2Gether (P2G) program which brings Jewish Diaspora and Israeli communities together in meaningful, ongoing connections through unique projects and growing personal relationships.
