Hadar in Israel hosts inaugural national Shabbaton as it looks to roll out expansive 5-year strategic plan

Hadar in Israel hosts inaugural national Shabbaton as it looks to roll out expansive 5-year strategic plan

NIR ETZION, Israel — The Friday-night prayer service at the inaugural Israeli national Shabbaton of Hadar, the New York-based egalitarian house of study that is now expanding its footprint in the Holy Land, featured a twist on the traditional mechitza, or divider. The so-called “tri-chitza” — a portmanteu of tri- and mechitza — put men on one side, women on the other and mixed-seating in the middle, where the bima was also located, offering a t…