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My Attempt at Blogging

This week marks my two month-iversary in Germany. As things start to fall into place a little more I thought it would be a good time to start documenting my work adventures.

I’ve always found blogging a little intimidating and intimate but I wanted to challenge myself this year so why not let that include blogging?

First things first, what am I doing here exactly? Well I’m an Entwine Jewish Service Corps (JSC) Fellow for the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). Briefly JDC is (stolen from the JDC website):

The world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization. JDC works in more than 70 countries and in Israel to alleviate hunger and hardship, rescue Jews in danger, create lasting connections to Jewish life, and provide immediate relief and long-term development support for victims of natural and man-made disasters. 

In other words I’m spending a year in Germany working for the Jewish community helping to revitalize Jewish life here. I spend part of my time in the west of Germany mainly in Duisburg, and the rest of my time in Berlin.  

Incase you’re still confused by what exactly my day to day looks like here’s some quick snapshots of Sukkot time in Germany:

Sukkot in Berlin





So Bambinim (JDC’s Jewish family center for kids and parents where I do most of my work in Berlin) teamed up with Jews go green to make a 100% recycled sukkah. We repurposed CDS and of course made paper chains with the kids. Clearly I'm just as excited about decorating as they are. 



Shabbat Playgroup



After some urban gardening and challah making the kids have a mini Shabbat each week. It's always a miracle that I manage to get the challah to rise.


More sukkah decorating aka more crafting! 








This time in Duisburg we have a young adult decorating party! I'm such a child at heart even with grownups all I want to do is craft.


Heres to the continuation of an already süßes neues Jahr (sweet new year)! 
Location: Germany

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