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For the next 3 weeks, Torontonians Noam Pratzer and Adam Winer will be blogging from Israel, as they travel country from one end to the other. Both Noam and Adam are there on behalf of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, on a young leadership development program. They will be connecting with young Israeli’s and with the many social welfare programs that UJA Federation is involved with.

Noam Pratzer is 20 years old. He spent 15 years in the Toronto Jewish day school system and graduated from CHAT in June 2006. He took a gap year to study in Yeshiva in Israel and is now an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. Noam is planning to major in PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) and Jewish Studies. His hobbies include running, playing guitar, and hockey.

Adam Winer is 18 years old and has lived in Toronto his whole life.He recently graduated from the Wallenberg campus of TanenbaumCHAT High School and is spending next year living in Jerusalem on a gap year program called Kivunim. As part of this program, he will be travelling in Europe, Asia and Africa. After his gap year, he plans to attend McGill University, studying General Arts, with a focus on international politics, global issues, Jewish studies and writing.