After lots of planning, a very successful Shabbaton was hosted by the local community in Ariel.  A number of families singles and couples from around Israel all spent the weekend of the 23rd of April in Ariel and got a chance to meet and mix with the locals.  The Packer family, Shmuel and Liora and their baby, took the Shabbaton one step further and actually moved in on Friday after visiting Ariel the week before, thus earning them the title of Ariel's newest and quickest olim.

The whole community got together on Saturday afternoon for a huge seuda shlishit. It was great to see so many new faces around and especially so many children.