The Im Tirtzu project
As many of you may (or may not) know, I grew up in a Jewish Zionist youth movement called Young Judaea. I spent my summers going to camps and Israel programs with other Jews. I spent the year between high school and college in the holy land on a program called Young Judaea Year Course. YJ was very important to me growing up and had a lot to do with the person I am today.
YJ is in trouble. Its sponsoring organization, Hadassah, lost $90 Million in the Bernie Madoff scandal. They are now in a major restructuring involving massive layoffs and the sale of real estate in Israel. Not fun times.
In order to raise awareness for the cause, I have started the Im Tirtzu Project. How does it work? Just submit a video of you singing Im Tirtzu to Youtube. Here is my entry:
Im Tirtzu
Words: T. Herzel & N. Imber, Music: D. Nichols
Im tirtzu ein zo agada, l’hiyot am chofshi b’artzeinu,
B’eretz tziyon Yerushalayim.
If you will it, it is no dream; to be a free people in our land,
in the land of Zion, and Jerusalem.
This Thursday night in NYC, there is an alumni benefit to raise money for the movement. You can find out more about it at http://youngjudaea.org/nycevent/
