WORLD
BNEI AKIVA

Wednesday: 10th of Shvat 16/01

• 11:00 Arrival of the delegates at the World Bnei Akiva offices at 54 King George Street, Jerusalem

• Travel to the Knesset

• Opening session in the Knesset

• Opening event at Binyanei Ha'uma

• Travel to Nes Harim

• Split up into tracks*

Thursay: 11th Shvat 17/01

• Dividing into tracks and depart for a full day

• Return to Nes Harim

• Processing the experiences of the day

• Begin thinking about projects and declarations

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Friday: 12 Shvat 18/01

• Strengthening the global community - presenting projects and work methods by the various snif representatives to the rest of the delegates

• Delegation Representatives - suggesting new projects for presentation to the General Assembly together with members of the World Council

• Vote on the winning project with the members of the Council

• Preparation for Shabbat

• Begin the Shabbat Veida

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Shabbat 13 Shvat 19/01

• Shabbat Veida - strengthening world connections within World Bnei Akiva Movement

• Motzei Shabbat: Preparation of proposals and projects by delegates

• 00:00- Veida session begins

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Sunday: 14 Shvat 20/01

• Final Mifkad and closing ceremony

*Veida Tracks

1) Renewed Zionism

70 years for the State of Israel and 90 years for Bnei Akiva. It's a good time to reexamine the connection between World Bnei Akiva and the fundamental changes in Zionism today.

Schedule

• New Zionist channels -

1. Back to classic Zionism, social entrepreneurship, start-up - the ‘Avoda’ component:  

Hashomer Hachadash

A Chamama - a startup Hub funded by the State of Israel

• Changing the trend in Charedi anti- Zionism

1. Changing Ultra-Orthodoxy (and Secularism)

2. Nachal Chareidi Unit (IDF) - a change in the trend of Chareidi anti-Zionism

3. The key positions of religious Zionism

4. Divisions into sub-streams - Chardal/Dati Leumi/ Modern Orthodox

2) Ideology                               

Relevant ideological issues of Bnei Akiva

Schedule

• A rise against the strengthening of the community-

1. Change in the Jewish Agency policy

2. Meeting with members of the Knesset

• Torah V'avoda in the modern Era

• Session

• The attitude of WBA towards feminism in the Movement, and in general matters concerning women and Halacha

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3) Facing the challenges of the 21st century

The new era presents many new challenges, but also many opportunities. This track will examine the challenges and how we should deal with them. In addition, we will try and examine new opportunities for other target audiences of World Bnei Akiva - Israeli emigrants, Reform Jews, etc.

Schedule

• New target audiences -

1. Learn from our "competitors" - different movements and methods of management, approximation etc.

2. The complexity of ‘Nidchei Yisrael’

3. World Bnei Akiva's attitude towards other streams in Judaism

• Renewed challenges -

1. Disconnect to connect - technological challenges of the 21st century