Reuventree, shabbatons are just that, and participants may be without much knowledge of Yiddishkeit, but they are not naive. They don’t see the shabbaton havdallah kumzitz as the everyweek experience, but recognize that shabbat has a special quality that is heightened in a shabbaton environment In any case, No one at NCSY expects to accomplish kiruv only through a Shabbaton; it is a gateway to relationship building, Shabbat experiences in advisors and directors homes and shuls, more local group shabbat experiences, and Israel trips like their incredibly successful TJJ program.
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