European Blessing Education in Autumn 2016

To: All Regional, National and City Leaders, HARP & Youth Leaders From: ESGD and BFED Refer: Blessing education in autumn 2016 Date: 21 August 2016 Pages including this front page: 1

Dear blessed families We would like to inform you about European workshops related to Blessing and matching preparation of second generation.

7-9 October 2016: Parents Matching Convocation (PMC) PMC is designed for parents of those Second Generation and Jacob Children who wished to be matched. It offers relevant education and it also provides opportunities to network with other parents and look for potential match. Location: Seminarzentrum Neumühle, Bad Camberg (near Frankfurt), Germany

3-6 November: Blessing preparation WS This workshop is designed for Second Generation and Jacob Children aged 17+ who want to learn about Blessing and matching tradition and for their parents. The WS is also for all those who wish to prepare for the Blessing whether already matched or not. Location: Seminarzentrum Neumühle, Bad Camberg (near Frankfurt), Germany

8-11 December: Blessing and Matching preparation WS for 24+ The WS is designed for Second Generation and Jacob Children who are at least 24 years old and their parents. It is tailored to the needs of young adults in this age group who would like to be matched and blessed. This WS is also for those who are matched and want to prepare for the Blessing. Location: Seminarzentrum Neumühle, Bad Camberg (near Frankfurt), Germany

We expect next Blessing event to take place in February 2017. There will be no Blessing preparation WS held in January or February. Therefore all those who wish to attend the next Blessing and need to participate in Blessing preparation WS should do so either in November (all ages) or in December (age 24+).

We will send detailed information and start registration process next week for Parents’ Matching Convocation and at the beginning of September for Blessing preparation workshops.

David Hanna and Geros Kunkel