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Over the past eight years,
Kedma
has reached over 10,000 students through its
leadership training and social action programs.
Kedma
cooperates with such well known Israeli chesed
organizations as Magen David Adom, Akim, Aleh,
Zichron Menachem,Chazon Yeshaya soup kitchen,
Ezer Mitzion, Yad Sarah, Yad L’Kashish, Meir
Panim and others, in assisting and providing
resources to the weaker elements of Israeli
society.
Our dream of a powerful student leadership is
taking form as many of
Kedma
alumni serve in leadership positions on
campuses, youth movements and in Jewish
communities all over the world.
 Kedma
has given me the chance to both show someone
else that I care and to connect with another
Jewish soul. Bringing together Jews from all
over the
world, Kedma has created a program that
portrays true
Ahavat Chinam and Achdut.
Richard Tobias
The
beauty was that Kedma allowed us to try
to make a difference for some of these kids.. No
program can show you this "world" of need, and
provide you with the
structured opportunity to make a difference -
even if it's just one kid, one day...
Uri Schneider
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Kedma
gave me an incredible opportunity and privilege
to be able to be
involved with chesed and social action programs
throughout Israel, and really
made my year of learning in Israel all that more
complete. Kedma gives incredible
opportunities to everyone learning in Israel
to be able to give back a little, and be
exposed to amazing individuals.
Hindy
Poupko
At
the
Kedma
Shabbatonim in Chatzrot Yasaf Caravan Site I
learned a lot about the rich and ancient
religious community of the Ethiopian Jews.
Although they have been separated from the
mainstream Jewish world for so long, they have
maintained certain, basic customs which the
modern Jew has forgotten: respect for our Elders
and respect for
the holy. The way they
treat the elderly and their demeanor in shul
are inspiring.
Nachshon Rothstein
Attending
the Kedma Shabbatonim made my shana alef
a full experience. I felt fulfilled and
accomplished as by Motzaei Shabbat I had made a
kesher with young Russian and Ethiopian olim
whom I would have never met otherwise. I learned
how to relate and speak to teenagers whom at
first glance I had nothing in common
with. Yet through the discussions and peulot I
realized how similar we were.
Toby
Goldfisher
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