June 2000. In celebration of "Project Haifa 2000", the Mayor of Haifa, General Amram Mitzna (left, center) meets with leaders of the Conservative Movement, Tnuat AM and the Israel Aliyah Center, prior to a meeting with Tnuat Am and MaroM/Koach members at The Jewish Theological Seminary (right). Mayor Mitzna also spent erev Shabbat, and Shabbat morning services with Congregations B'nai Jeshurun and Sha'arai Tzedek on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Mayor Mitzna was warmly welcomed at each event, and he invited everyone to visit and to consider living in Haifa, the beautiful city on Mt. Carmel and a spearhead of pluralism and hi-tech in Israel. If you are interested in "Project Haifa 2000" please contact the Tnuat Am office.

August, 2000. Dr. Ari Gershon (sitting in center), an active member of Tnuat Am, made aliyah to Israel on August 24, 2000. Ari joins approximately 100 Conservative Jews from North America who made aliyah in the first half of 2000. Here, family, friends, and representatives from Tnuat Am, Irma (Cindy) Megiddo and Hezi Nir (right) came to say farewell. Tnuat Am wishes Ari much success on the threshhold of his new beginning, aliyah to Israel.

August 2000. This year, six young leaders of North America's MaroM/KOACH attended the annual international Leadership Seminar in Jerusalem. After two weeks in Israel, together with other young people from Britain, France, Russia, and Israel, they returned to their campuses to lead Conservative Zionist activities. In the words of participant, Audrey Shore, from N.Y., the "MaroM/KOACH Seminar 2000 was a phenomenal experience. Being able to network with young, fun, Masorti-minded students was super — and doing it in Jerusalem added infinitely to the experience...Perhaps the best part of the conference was the diverse group of representatives. Meeting friends from the former Soviet Union was unlike any similar leadership initiative I've ever attended, because of our ability to network and idea-build with each other...Also, our fabulous madrichim/leaders provided the guidance we needed and the friendship we wanted." If you are interested in joining the 2001 Seminar, please contact the MaroM/KOACH office at 212-533-7800, ext. 2021.