The United Synagogue

Tribe Israel Holds Shabbaton

PRESS COVERAGE

London, 5th November, 2009

TRIBE ISRAEL HOLDS SHABBATON

More than 150 British gap year students joined Tribe Israel last weekend for its annual shabbaton, which was hosted in the north of Israel at the King Solomon Hotel, Tiberias. The theme for the shabbaton was 'Unite' and aimed to bring all gap year students from the United Synagogue family together. Tribe members from over 30 youth movements, yeshivot and seminaries were represented as well as students from across the UK including London, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow.

Over the course of the Shabbat, students participated in a series of workshops and discussion groups, some of which were led by the leaders of the new United Synagogue's intern programme. The group of young male interns, who are all currently studying for semichah, assist Tribe and the US communities in a variety of ways including running explanatory services, leading davening and running youth services.

The key note address was given by Rabbi Andrew Shaw, Tribe Executive Director, on 'The Future of British Jewry' and he also launched the new Tribe Israel Leadership Training Programme (TILT) for 2009/10.

US Chief Executive Jeremy Jacobs flew in especially for the weekend alongside the shabbaton's guest of honour, Dayan Yonasan Abraham of the London Beth Din.

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