The first full week of Boneh was completed last week - it was fairly busy, but the shnatties are adjusting to the routine nicely. All rooms have been sorted, and the mass of luggage/stuff that was brought with them is slowly finding its home.
Sunday and Tuesday last week were both seminar days, looking at a broad introduction to Judaism. Many new and interesting themes were looked at by everyone. Thursday was an excursion to the Israel Musuem in Jerusalem, where they looked at the model of the 2nd Temple and watched a short movie that illustrated life during that period in Jewish history. They also went to the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are kept, and then they had some free time to visit exhibits of their choosing. Hebrew classes also started last week, first with a placement test, and then with the first class on Wednesday. Wednesday also saw the first Avoda rotation on kibbutz, where all the shnatties were placed in various working positions (dining room, kitchen, garden, laundry etc).
This week has a slightly different schedule due to the Succot chag starting on Wednesday afternoon. This weeks seminar theme is Monotheistic Religions, and includes an excursion on Tuesday to various sites in the Old City of Jerusalem. Wednesday will be a combined Succot celebration with the Habonim Dror North America participants, also on Boneh. The shnatties will also start their Hadracha course, which essentially looks at being a madrich, and all aspects related to that.