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May-June 2019

One of the young projects in Makor

HaTikvah School is our Ulpan course.

Makor’s three professional and passionate

teachers responsible for this are Shibolit,

Yael and Rachel.

U lpan is an intensive Hebrew language course

for the students in our school from the new

repatriates’ families or those who recently

moved to Israel. This kind of course opens

opportunities for kids to quickly integrate, to

become part of the society, and to be able to keep

up with Hebrew at school, like the rest of the

students. Yael says, “Teaching Hebrew for me is not

only teaching language but also –

culture and history; to let students

feel that they belong to where they

live now.”

Yael’s motivation to become a

Hebrew teacher comes from her

cultural background. “I was born into

the family of new repatriates and I

know how important a language is in

the process of gaining your identity.”

Children in general, are Yael’s big

love, as they are so sincere in what

they do and in every feedback they give.

Shibolit was teaching Hebrew to adults from the

Arab population in Israel for more than 10 years.

After a break, she thought that was the end of her

teaching career, but at some point, she says, “I saw

how God opened the door for me to teach at this

place, where people try to do everything for God’s

Glory and what is best for the children. Now, I am

very happy to be here and to be part of it.”

Rachel understands, as someone who was once

herself a girl who had to learn Hebrew, “Today I

enjoy sharing the language, and I love

so much meeting the charming

children who came from all over the

world to Israel."

All the teachers agreed that teaching

children is a different world. And enjoy

working on the challenges to find more

interactive or interesting ways of

teaching. It is also a big responsibility

to shape that soft and flexible material

God entrusted into our hands.

“The kids understand everything even when we

don’t pay attention. We change as well, as we have

to pay attention to how we speak, what we say and

even how we address them.”

We love it here, in Makor HaTikvah School. The

children bring so much joy and happiness with

them, no matter what!

Ulpan students in classroom.

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Dear Makor HaTikvah family,

May is a very special month

for the State of Israel.

On May 14th, 1948, in Tel Aviv, David Ben-Gurion

declared the establishment of

the Jewish state after almost

two thousand years of exile.

People danced on the streets,

but the female and male

soldiers went to fight for the newly born state. We

are here and for the past 71 years, our sons and

daughters have been serving in the Israel Army

.defending the citizens of the State of Israel [צה"ל]

Even today, we have fallen children, brothers and

sisters, husbands and wives, who die for their

Motherland. That’s why the State of Israel chose the

Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers and the Victims

of terrorism to take place the day before the

Independence Day celebration. In Israel and in all

the Jewish people in general, joy always comes

mixed with sadness. Up to this day, 23,471 soldiers

died in Israeli wars, may their memory be blessed.

We, the Messianic Jews, as part of the nation, serve in the army and defend

our little country. With weapons in our hands and

with prayer in our hearts, we stand with our people

on guard over the Promised Land.

We ask of you, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem”

Psalm 122:6.

Hundreds of thousands of children, in the State of

Israel, go to sleep nightly under the threat of

rockets in the south and the north, dangerous

rhetoric of the Iranian authorities supports the

terrorist organizations in their fighting against the

State of Israel. Your prayers and support help us

stand firm against all the dangers. The Lord is with

us, Glory to Him!

Ceremonies were held throughout the country in

memory of the fallen soldiers. A very moving

ceremony took place also in our school. Students,

teachers, parents and guests from Israel and from

abroad joined it. You are welcome to see a short

video of the exciting ceremony by following the

link below:

Memorial Ceremony Video

Yoel Russu!

This is what the Lord says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in

Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, and

the mountain of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy

Mountain.”

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and

women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each

of them with cane in hand because of their age.

The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”

Students

perform a

special

Memorial Day

program.

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Un expected events happen in our lives sometimes. A tragic accident, a serious health

diagnosis, major surgery, the death of a loved one... Suddenly the ground we’re walking on

doesn’t seem solid enough; our spiritual footings do not seem sure. I lost my brother

suddenly mid-April. In a way, I felt like a rug was pulled out from under my feet. Someone who had

always been in my life was no longer here and the ground under my feet seemed to be shaky. It wasn’t

that I doubted God or His Word, but I was not focused, and when I read the Word or prayed, my time

seemed ineffective. I knew I needed to “reestablish” the foundations of my faith; to find my solid ground.

As I pressed in toward God, I began reading Psalm 1. “The path of the righteous.” Verse 2 describes this

person as someone who meditates on the God’s Word day and night. I knew this was the solid path I

needed to be on, keeping God’s Word in my thoughts. Verse 3 paints a picture of being like

a tree firmly planted by streams of water. Roots going deep into the ground.

Testing times give us the opportunity to grow more solid and stronger in our faith.

Deepening out roots. Being more firmly planted in God.

Cyndi Chetrit is a contributing editor for Makor HaTikvah.

Summer weather has arrived in Israel.

This is spoiling us a bit with extra

vitamin D, but at the same time, we

must remind our children to wear their

hats and use their water bottles a lot.

It is a tradition at Makor HaTikvah that,

after the long Passover holiday,

parents, children, and students have a

cleaning day. This year it was so much fun

watching the unity among all the participants;

young and old, who volunteered their time to

make our school a better and cleaner place for

studies. A special thanks to all who participated.

May is the month of sad and happy memories

and celebrations. The month started with the

Holocaust Remembrance Day. Then Memorial Day

for the fallen soldiers and victims of terror.

Finally, to celebrating Israel’s Independence Day.

One of the unforgettable experiences for the

students of Makor HaTikvah was their visit with

one of the holocaust survivors. She shared her

story of how she survived the Ghetto and the War,

while only 8-11 years old. Never Again!

Student Life continued on back page.

Everyone gets involved in

cleaning day at the school.

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Praise & Thanks:

We are extremely excited and grateful for our

new bus route which has enabled 10 more

students to attend our school.

More bus routes are being considered. This

would enable additional students from around

Israel to attend Makor HaTikvah. Please pray for

wisdom and supply.

Student Life continued:

May & June are also the months for our end-of-the-

year Makor student trips. The Middle School

students visited museums and went all the way to

Northern of Israel -- Lower Galilee and the Golan

Heights, Banias National Park and the Fortress of

Nimrod. These were fun excursions with special

devotions in the middle of God’s creation,

worshipping together, and much more.

Junior School went to the Museum of Music

and is looking forward for their big trip at the

beginning of June.

The elementary school will go to the Temple

Museum and in June to Tel Afek.

Exploration, Museums,

cooking and fun!

During the summer months our financial

commitments continue. However, students do not

attend, so no tuition is being paid. Our teachers

and staff still receive a salary while our monthly bills

for our lease, utilities, etc. still come due. It is a

struggle for Makor HaTikvah to meet those

responsibilities. Would you prayerfully consider

these financial needs.

If you wish to help with this need, contact us at:

partnership@makorhatikvah.org.il