Page 17 - Issue 18

"I wake up in the morning and honestly want to go
to the ken," says Maor Zilka, 12, a movement
member in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood of
Rishon Lezion, a son of Ethiopian immigrants.

Zilka works with his friends to
integrate immigrants in the city.
This year, he and his friends
organized the Sigd celebrations
of the Ethiopian community at
the ken, and were photographed
for a video that was broadcast
on social media and explained
the meaning of the holiday for
Israelis who are unfamiliar with
this unique Ethiopian Jewish
holiday.

"The youth leaders create an Maor Zilka, 12,
Rishon Lezion
atmosphere that invites
everyone here, and makes them want to take
part," Zilka explained.

The Branches in Ka'abiyye and Julis

Arab, Druze and Circassian youth also participate
in the movement in large numbers.

"I talk to my friends and branch members a lot
about the situation in our country," says Badar
Chil, 17, a resident of the village of Tabash in the
Jezreel Valley, and a youth leader in the Ka’abiyye
ken. "Part of leading here is to visit the children