Ariela Lijavetzky is strongly comitted to Jewish education as she believes that this is the only way to preserve Jewish continuity. She has taught kindergarten and grade school at a Jewish school, volunteered for Taglit and has been to Israel twice as a Taglit madricha and a coordinator. Ariela has developed informal educational activities for the Jewish National Fund (KKL) relating to ecology and Judaism. Currently, Ariela directs the informal education department at Macabi Buenos Aires, where she oversees more than 200 young madrichim and over 1,000 youth. She is also the Limud Buenos Aires coordinator. Last year, she spent five months in Israel on a Masa Israel grant where interned at ASSAF, an NGO that helps African refugees. Ariela is now finishing her studies in the educational sciences. When she’s not studying or working, she loves dancing rikudei am (as well as teaching it), traveling and spending time with her nephews, family and friends.
As the Director of the informal educational department of Macabi Buenos Aires, Ariela plans activities for young people to meet, connect and live Jewishly. One innovative program, the Young Table, enables Jewish youth, to plan and envision their own activities. Through Young Table, young people organize activities, parties, conferences and tzedaka programs for their peers. In her other role as coordinator of Limud Buenos Aires, Ariela works with a group of energetic volunteers to create a day of learning for Jews of all ages and backgrounds. In addition, Ariela recently created a blog where she posts articles by famous Jewish writers and philosophers. She uses this blog to encourage discussions and interactions among young Jews on topics relating to Judaism. Eventually, Ariela would like to expand the blog into meetings hosted in private homes complete with pizza, drinks and interesting Jewish discussions.
As the Director of the informal educational department of Macabi Buenos Aires, Ariela plans activities for young people to meet, connect and live Jewishly. One innovative program, the Young Table, enables Jewish youth, to plan and envision their own activities. Through Young Table, young people organize activities, parties, conferences and tzedaka programs for their peers. In her other role as coordinator of Limud Buenos Aires, Ariela works with a group of energetic volunteers to create a day of learning for Jews of all ages and backgrounds. In addition, Ariela recently created a blog where she posts articles by famous Jewish writers and philosophers. She uses this blog to encourage discussions and interactions among young Jews on topics relating to Judaism. Eventually, Ariela would like to expand the blog into meetings hosted in private homes complete with pizza, drinks and interesting Jewish discussions.
