The chanichim should leave the sicha understanding

(1)   The power of Yom Ha’atzmaut – how all these different Jews came together to fight as an Am and why it was it was so important for the Jews in 1948 to have an independent Jewish State.

(2)   The battle for Yom Ha’atzmaut applies to us today and we can only truly appreciate it when looking at it as part of a cycle of the hardships of Jewish History (Yom Hashoah and Yom HaZicaron).

Aleph: To show that racism is wrong. To learn about the unfairness of stereotyping.Bet: To learn about racism from a Jewish perspective To understand the idea of a chosen people

Review some of the basic parts of the Israeli Army; Stress the impact that Tzahal has on every Jew.

An obituary for Gavriel Hoter, killed in Otniel, December 27, 2002