Ah-Ra-Zat Garin

This past Thursday we had our ahrazat garin. Basically this entails a big performance of the garin in front of most of the kibbutz, representatives from various agencies which help support the program (including the army), and a member of Kenneset. The show itself was loosely modeled after a news exclusive on the garin. There were skits about ulpan and gadna. I was given the role of one of the news anchors (serving primarily as comic relief) and also sang several songs during the show. The highlight was a performance of the Leonard Cohen song "Hellelujah" with my Kibbutz brother Assaf and my roommate Jason. We rocked the audience's socks off.