Community Connections

The Foundation arranges encounters between different communities, from different cultural backgrounds, and uses art and creativity as tools for dialogue and informal communication.

A Group of Rabbis from New York Meets the Children from Hurfeish

A visit by a group of Conservative Rabbis from New York to the Seeds of Creation project in Hurfeish, was a unique and unforgettable event. The rabbis, who came to Israel as part of a year of study sponsored by the Shechter Institute in Jerusalem, was invited to visit the Druse village of Hurfeish. What made the visit unique was the central place of art and the creative process, which quickly brought the visitors and the hosts together in a meaningful exchange, overcoming the language barrier. The young rabbis were exposed to Druse culture from a truly unique perspective. In an activity at the community memorial site, together with the children who had lost parents in military action, they sculpted bells out of clay. The names of all the participants were inscribed in the clay. At the end of the activity, the children presented the rabbis with gifts of small bells that they created together, with the names of the children they worked with.
One of the rabbis said: "This bell will remind us, every time it rings, of the magical place in which it was created". And for the Druse children, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. An inter-cultural meeting that brought together hearts and souls through artistic creation.

The Jewish Community of England Meets the
Raz-Ram Foundation

A different type of encounter was arranged by Foundation representatives in the framework of the British "Limmud" program. This is the largest meeting of the Jewish community in England, which offers a wide range of activities intended to form a unique and meaningful learning experiences related to Judaism. The Raz-Ram Foundation installed a photography exhibition at the center of the Limmud conference, which documented the Foundation's activities around the country. At a special session, a presentation was given which included lectures and a discussion on the rationale behind the Foundation's activities, as well as ideas for possible cooperation between different sectors of the British Jewish community and the communities participating in the Seeds of Creation projects in Israel.

A School in Antwerp Adopts the "Seeds of Creation"

Another type of inter-community encounter involves students at a high school in Antwerp, Belgium who, as part of a required community service project, chose to study the work of the Foundation in Israel. This decision was made against a backdrop of tension between Belgium and Israel related to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Project "Israel-Palestine", as the students called it, exposed the children to information through the internet, mail, photographs, and a special visit by the program coordinator in Israel. Monique, the coordinator, visited the different "Seeds of Creation" projects and spread a message of solidarity with the different communities.





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