Yom Ha'atzmaut Activity

Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration with JARC

This Yom Ha'atzmaut, as part of the celebrations and in collaboration with the Jewish Federation’s Marilyn Nachman, Morah Lydia and Morah Eilat embarked on a new activity including JARC residents. High school students and Hebrew Honors Society members - Olivia Galel, Rebecca Wirtschafter, Jessica Siegel, Eden Leder,and freshmen -  Rennie Alvarez, Danielle Chaham, and Shaina Goodis, along with their teachers Morah Eilat Asseo and Ms. Lauren Jordan, were privileged to join members of JARC (Jewish Association for Residential Care)  and interact with them by taking part in a variety of activities.  The students  helped the residents decorate baseball caps with the colors of the Israeli flag, as well as teach and lead them in singing the song “Am Yisrael Chai.”  It was a great experience as we all sang, danced and waved our flags in sharing our pride of Israel on her 69th birthday.  

This was an incredibly touching experience felt by all the participants.  10th grader Olivia Galel describes her visit as, “an incredibly meaningful experience to engage with the members of JARC, knowing that we all share Israeli pride. It was a day that I will never forget and will always cherish.”