"Going on Shnat was the beginning of major life changes for me.  Living in Israel through a Hashomer experience opened my mind to different ways of life, different attitudes and being open to learn, accept and integrate these concepts into who I am today.  Beyond that I owe my life today to my experience on Shnat.  Shnat brought me to a group of warm, loving and amazing people who led me to my husband.  Today I am proud to be married to a child of a Hashomer Kibbutz, living and educating in Israel and building a life in this amazing country."
-Lenore Rotenberg (Canada), Shnat 2000-2001