IAC Mishelanu Coordinator of New England, Roe Ayalon, invited Connected Wisdom of New York to bring the Circle Method to a one-day Boston area retreat December 6th, 2015. Connected Wisdom facilitators Sarah Gluck and Kim Spiegler led ten of the twenty Israeli-American college students from the Northeast in an intense Connection Circle experience focused on how to proactively deepen a sense of community among Jews without the threat of anti-Semitism from the outside.
Using Connected Wisdom’s unique Circle Method, the 75 minute Connection Circle delved into such questions as:
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What does it mean to you to be Israeli?
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What connects you together as Israelis?
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What is unique about this connection?
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What personal story would you share of the deepest sense of community you’ve felt?
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What prevents us from feeling this sense of community all the time?
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What it would look like if the whole nation of Israel were to act as a unified community?
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What is the benefit of building such a community?
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How can I contribute to turning this vision into a reality?
The experience was deeply meaningful to all who participated.