Eighth graders from Congregation Ohev Shalom attended the annual regional Gesher convention of United Synagogue Youth March 20-22 in Orlando.

"Gesher" is a bridge and the convention, which is for eighth graders only from the entire Ha Negev Region, serves as a bridge from the middle school youth group Kadima to the high school group USY. Any Jewish sixth-12th grader is welcome to join COS Kadima or USY regardless of synagogue membership.