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BNEI AKIVA UK

Leading the Way

 

BNEI AKIVA UK

Leading the Way

 

BNEI AKIVA UK

Leading the Way

About Us

Bnei Akiva inspires and empowers young Jews with a sense of commitment to the Jewish people (Am Yisrael), the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) and the Torah (Torat Yisrael)!

As the largest Orthodox Jewish youth movement in the UK, Bnei Akiva runs weekly activities, summer & winter camps, tours and gap year programmes in Israel, and so much more!

A Brief History
Our Ideology

Our ideology of Torah V’Avodah is expressed through a religious Zionist worldview, actively seeking to be involved in the development of Medinat Yisrael.

‘Bnei Akiva’ means ‘the children of Akiva’, as our values are inspired by the story of Rabbi Akiva who, at the age of 40, decided to immerse himself in the essence of the Jewish faith. He reasoned that just as something as soft as water can erode solid rock, so too Torah can be worn into himself.

We endeavour to follow Rabbi Akiva’s qualities, namely his love of Hashem, devotion to Torah, drive to fight for Israel’s independence and respect for work.

Constitution
Our Programming
Check out some highlights of our activities and events:
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Summer Machane

Experience a Summer full of Machane Magic!

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Yom Ha’atzmaut

Join our annual celebration at Kinloss!

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Hachshara

Immerse yourself in a formative year in Israel on Torani, Kivun or Mechina Olamit

Mas Chaver
Bnei Akiva is more than just a cohort of individuals; it is a thriving community of like minded, young people from across the country!
Join us by subcribing to Mas Chaver, our annual membership, which supports our vital work and unlocks discounts to our programming!
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Meet the Team
Our Fantastic Hanhalla: Mazkirut, Nivcharim and Shlichim work hard running the movement

Abi Laderman – Mazkira (National Director)

Abi manages the Mazkirut and is responsible for the strategic direction of the movement. She is the National Director and represents the Movement to the wider community.

Please feel free to contact her on ext 1 or at [email protected] to discuss anything BA!!!

Sophie Harris – Chinuch Director

Sophie is responsible for all the educational content of Bnei Akiva. This includes publications such as Shabbat Lashem and weekly chovrot for Sviva.

Please feel free to contact her on ext 4 or at [email protected] for anything Chinuch

Ari Naar – Technical Director

Ari is in charge of Bnei Akiva’s Winter and Summer camps. He is also responsible for our Social Action programming.

Please feel free to contact him on ext 2 or at [email protected] for anything Machane related!

Mishpachat Goodman – Rabbinical Shlichim

Rav Avichai and Rabbanit Aviya Goodman are our Rabbinical Shlichim! They provide halachic and hashkafic guidance to the tnua as well as hosting incredible chinuch events for Sixth Form and Bogrim!

They are based in Hendon with their 4 children – Reut, Netta Zion, Eitan & Hadar!

Mishpachat Eshel – Northern Shlichim

Lani and Elad are our Northern Shlichim. They look after Chaverim in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and beyond – putting on events, supporting Svivot, and engaging with the local communities. They are based in the Manchester Bayit. They have three children, Yehuda, Yishai and Ayala.

Nivcharim – Elected Representatives

Our Nivcharim are elected each year at Veida to represent our chaverim and support the running of the movement! The Six current Nivcharim are: Josh Cohen, Benjy Donoff, Martin Dover, Ella Goldwater, Joel Kaufmann and Millie Koslover.