ALIYAH COMMITTEE
AMTON Newsletter
Spring 2000
Dear Readers,
In the last few months, we have been getting calls
from members of the Conservative Movement across the
country responding to our "Curious About Living
in Israel?" motif which has been appearing here
and also in local synagogue newsletters. The response
has been heartwarming and exhilarating because it reaffirms
our belief that there exists in North America a substantial
core of "New Age Zionists" who are interested
in experiencing Israel.
Now, we are on the eve of Pesach, the Holiday
of Freedom, the Holiday of Spring, when we say "In
every generation one should see himself as having personally
left Egypt." The message of yetziat Mitzrayim
(the exodus from Egypt) can be compared to our present
day love for and commitment to Zion, the will to experience
Israel, to touch, to tour, and to walk the land, to
speak in Hebrew, and for some, eventually, to live in
Israel. Therefore, in this issue we're focusing on:
• Israel
Experience Programs for individuals and families,
students, generation X'ers, and retirees, sponsored
by Tnuat Am, MaroM/KOACH, and the Israel Aliyah Center
of the World Zionist Organization.
• A special
interview with Rabbi Joseph Wernik who made aliyah
to Israel from the U.S. 30 years ago and is now the
Chairman of the Israeli Masorti Movement and a key
leader in the Jewish Agency and the World Zionist
Movement.
• A "photo
calendar" of some Tnuat Am and MaroM/KOACH
events of the last several months.
You are invited to join us in our future events. If
you are on our mailing list, you will, of course, receive
invitations. If you are not yet on our mailing list,
but would like to be, please contact us. Also, if you
would like to initiate an activity in your local community,
please let us know. We at Tnuat Am and MaroM/KOACH are
dedicated to you and your Zionist interests. Contact
us and see for yourself.
Hag Pesach Sameach V'Kasher (Wishing you
a happy and kosher Passover),
Hezi Nir
Shaliach to the Conservative Movement in North
America
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