Pricha

A youth hadracha (leadership) course

Join Netzer for the hadracha (leadership) journey of a lifetime. Netzer’s youth hadracha course is a yearly leadership and personal development program for participants in school years 10 and 11 . 

Pricha provides you with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead on a Netzer camp, become leaders in your community, and assume the role of activists in wider society. There are three cores to our hadracha training:

  • Skills: To become skilled and diverse youth leaders.

  • Chinuch (Education): Gaining knowledge to be educators on topics of Judaism, Zionism and Social Justice. As well as reflecting on ourselves and the world.

  • Experience: Practical experiences of planning and running activities for each other and younger kids.

Hadracha, from the root derech (path), is about working on ourselves to be dugma ishit (personal examples) to those around us. This course helps strengthen your leadership skills and ability so you can grapple with your own identity, inspire and educate others on areas you are passionate about and create tangible changes in your communities. 

Pricha is essential if you want to be a madatz (junior leader) on Netzer camps.

FAQs

  • There are 5 different components of this program:

    1. A two-hour program on different topics every three weeks on a Sunday afternoon.

    2. A three-day leadership seminar with young Progressive Jews from all around Australia.

    3. First aid training (or mental health first aid training).

    4. Community projects: personal or group projects with the aim of creating some kind of change in your community.

    5. Optional opportunities for leading and running activities for children in years 3-8, culminating with being madatzim (junior leaders) on Netzer Summer and Winter Camps.

  • “Becoming a leader [at Netzer] gave me skills that helped me in all aspects of life. After the experience, I applied everything I had learned to help me at school and at work. The leadership and teamwork skills even gave me the opportunity of a promotion at work, and now I have become a crew trainer all because of my Netzer experience!” - Memphis, Hadracha participant 2021

    There are so many different reasons to do Pricha:

    • To acquire necessary skills for leading children and educating others

    • To connect with, and learn more about, your Judaism and Zionism

    • To meet other young and passionate Progressive Jews in Sydney and around Australia

    • To improve your resume with leadership qualifications and first aid training

    • To gain volunteer experience (includes gaining hours for Duke of Edinburgh volunteering requirements)

  • Informal Education: This is the distinctive educational style of youth movements. Informal education is centred on the chanichimot’s (participant’s) personal and group journey. At Netzer, we practice experiential and values-based education.

    Jewish and Zionist Leadership: Develop skills and knowledge to be an informed Jewish leader. Options to learn how to use Jewish texts to educate and challenge chanichim, critically speak about Israel, inspire passion for Judaism and more!

    Tikkun Olam: We believe strongly in inspiring leaders to carry out their values in the world. Develop skills to enact social action, as well as empower others to do the same.

    Relationship building: Interpersonal and group relationships are at the core of what it means to be a youth movement, and developing these relationships is key to the madrich’s (leader’s) work. Learn how to work with young people to build safe, productive and world-changing relationships!

    First Aid: Become qualified in first aid or mental health first aid so you have the resources to respond to a physical or mental medical emergency.

  • At the bare minimum, chanichim (participants) are expected to attend a two-hour program every three Sundays and the Hadracha seminar from the 2nd-4th of October.

    Chanichim of Pricha are also highly encouraged to sign up to lead on Netzer’s Winter and Junior Camps

    Finally, Pricha is a two-year program that focuses on leadership through a Zionist lens and a stronger Jewish focus.

  • Prices TBC

    This covers a first aid course, a three-day seminar (food, accommodation, equipment, etc…), educators, and delicious food for Sunday afternoon sessions. If chanichim (participants) elect to lead on Netzer’s Camps, there will be an additional fee for camp.

    Netzer’s policy is that no one should miss out on our programs due to financial constraints. If you are in need of a subsidy, please contact Nathan at gizbar@netzer.org.au

  • Yes! This program is for everyone regardless of whether or not you have been to Netzer before. It is encouraged for everyone who wishes to acquire leadership skills and explore their passions in a critical and engaging manner.

  • Please do not hesitate to reach out to chinuch@netzer.org.au if you have any questions or queries.