What brought together, for one day at exactly the same hour, students from Hartman Girls High School; students from Shacharit High School and Kedma; students from Tevel and Ort Minkoff; and students from Ort Givat Ram and Ort Bet Haarava? \u201cJerusalem Tikkun Olam.\u201d
The project\u2019s name refers to a Jewish concept meaning social responsibility, community action, and contributing to the greater good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The unique project, held recently for the second consecutive year, was conceived by Meital Peleg, principal of Ort Bet Haarava High School in Jerusalem, with the goal of connecting schools from different backgrounds across the city through social action. The schools paired up, chose a joint creative workshop \u2013 for example, making pralines or flower pots, and also designing cups \u2013 and later donated the fruits of their work to various community destinations of their choice: nursing homes, IDF units, organizations for the inclusion of people with special needs, kindergartens, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ort Bet Haarava, located in the Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem, is a technological high school with 200 female and male students studying in three tracks: hair design, computers, and autotronica. Peleg also initiated Jerusalem Tikkun Olam inspired by the nonprofit “Village Way Educational Initiatives”, which has accompanied the school for years and promotes the concept of \u201ceducation that leads society.\u201d The Jerusalem Education Administration also joined and actively supported the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter last year\u2019s success, we published another \u2018call for participation,\u2019 and whoever signed up simply joined and connected through us to another educational community,\u201d Peleg says. \u201cWhat\u2019s beautiful is that at exactly the same time, everyone worked together on the project. There was both the value of tikkun olam and the value of the connection itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The responses in the principals\u2019 group after the event were enthusiastic and clearly reflected its impact: \u201cOur girls and boys, and also the staff, enjoyed both the shared encounter and the activity so much,\u201d wrote one principal. \u201cThey came back full of experiences and stories. What a wonderful and optimistic initiative. Thank you for the opportunity, for the hope, and for the meaning. The products were distributed to children and also to the security forces. Looking forward to the next joint project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are already in our second year of partnership, and it was such a joy for all of us,\u201d wrote another principal. \u201cWe were lucky to have a sweet workshop made entirely of chocolate. The pralines we prepared are already on their way to a Border Police base \u2013 what a privilege! Already waiting for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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