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Bar Mitzvah Project
Life from a Different Angle
By Benjamin Gross

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Overview
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Benjamin’s story about Israel and Caliber 3
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Steve’s story about his life and what he does
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Questions

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When I went to Israel
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Went last summer with my family
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My cousin Jack found a place on the internet called Caliber 3
and insisted that we had to visit
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Israel was an amazing experience
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Most meaningful part of the trip that changed my views

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Why I’m here
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To explain to all of you what life in Israel is really like
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To allow you all the privilege of meeting an IDF solider
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To hear his stories
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To spread the important message that I learned at Caliber 3

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Caliber 3
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It is a counter-terrorism academy for the IDF in the West Bank
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My first thought when I arrived
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What we did there
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My final thoughts
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Our instructor Steve and his story

6. + Steve’s Message
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The main part of my Caliber 3 experience was the message
Steve gave to us
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He wanted to show us what it is like to live in a place that is
constantly at risk of terrorism
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He also wanted us to show us that the IDF is not how they are
portrayed by the media
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Finally, he asked us to spread these messages in our home
communities

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About Steve
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Steve is a on a counter-terrorism unit in his community
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Steve is a Rabbi
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Steve runs a program for special need student to learn torah
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He has four kids
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He works at Caliber 3 part time
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Steve was born in Johannesburg South Africa

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Video of Steve

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Steve’s Story
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Time to hear from Steve about his life and what he does in
Israel

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Questions