Bnei Akiva has fostered my Jewish growth and allowed me to maintain a strong connection with my heritage and my Jewish community even while living in a secular environment in Sydney, Australia. It is the roots of my Zionism and love for Israel and my Judaism
Living in the Diaspora (Belgium) for 18 years I can name Bne Akiva as almost the only reason I'm now living my 12th year here in Israel, after finishing two degrees, volunteered to the IDF (Golani), fulfilled my spiritual duty and studied in a hesder yeshiva, married an Israeli and b"h being a proud father of 4 little "tsabars" (my last actually born yesterday...). Bne Akiva gave with no hesitation the tools to fulfill my destiny here in Israel... Never will I be thankful enough. H' Imachem,