Hello to everyone and ברוכים הבאים to the Garin Regba blog page. In the coming weeks and months (maybe years) Tzabarnikim (members of the Garin Tzabar) from Moshav Regba (מושב רגבה) will use this site to write about their life-changing experience. Here, both in English and inHebrew, we will discuss our thoughts, hopes, ideas, daily routines, expectations and emotions. This site will be a forum for discussing the decision to come to Israel and enlist in the Israeli army--from their individual challenges as olim chadashim (literally "new risers," a term used to refer to new immigrants to the Land of Israel) to adjusting to life on the moshav and eventually the army. Some of us may write about how much we miss our pre-aliyah lives, some may vent political frustrations; others may write about army stories or life lessons. What is most important is that this is a collective effort that will manifest itself through the works of individual members. Naturally, different writers will publish different pieces lending to diversity in style and in content, as is our hope. May this blog not only be an outlet for us, here in Regba, but also a bridge to our friends and family, and even those who may encounter our blog by chance.
While we are only a group of twenty-one people we have high expectations for ourselves as we have started new lives and have become contributing members of Israeli society. With that in mind we sign off with a quote from anthropologist Margeret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
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