Yagilu aims to develop the SELF
Spiritual • Emotional • Life Skills • Fun
Our Mission
Our mission is to encourage people to be happy and self-aware. We do this by challenging them in many areas – whether by experiencing the beauty of the wilderness or in zany group games. After the challenge, and resulting success, we “debrief,” and analyze their experiences. This leads to increased understanding and self-awareness.
One of the most important skills participants in Yagilu gain is the ability to reflect on their behaviors and attitudes. They learn to analyze the effects of their behavior on others and on themselves. Our goal is to foster greater self awareness so people can choose effective behaviors. To get along with others and to be a productive and happy human being, you need to think, and to be aware of what you are doing.
Yagilu highlights relationships. With good relationships, we can achieve so much more than we can by ourselves. The only problem is that everybody thinks differently than you do. Yagilu helps individuals become aware of others and to listen and understand them. Yagilu helps people smooth out their relationships so they can respect each other, respect themselves, and accomplish more together.
Our Philosophy
We believe that people should appreciate and enjoy life. If you don’t appreciate life, its pretty hard to enjoy it. People who aren’t challenged are bored. We enjoy all kinds of challenges: physical, emotional, and intellectual. Challenge that leads to success gives satisfaction and makes people happy. We also want to increase self-awareness. Self-awareness enables people to relate better to others and to succeed in challenges that come to them.
Meet Rabbi Tani Prero
Tani Prero is a camp director, group facilitator, wilderness therapist, hike leader, and musician. Tani loves leading groups in games, on hikes, and in discussions. As an avid outdoorsman and super-friendly people person, Tani inspires teenagers and adults to succeed using a personalized approach and exciting challenges. As a certified wilderness therapist and master teambuilding facilitator, Tani knows how to make people feel comfortable in the outdoors, and uses games and other exercises to help them learn the skills that match their unique capabilities. Beyond facilitating games and exercises, Tani facilitates relationships, helping campers, teammates, students and co-workers work together more effectively and learn to smooth out their differences. Tani is also a captivating speaker whose presentations are dynamic, funny, interesting and engaging.
Rabbi Tani Prero earned smicha from Yeshiva University, a Master’s degree in Education from Loyola University of Chicago, as well as certification as Wilderness Adventure Therapist from Seminar HaKibutzim (the Kibbutz College) in Israel. Tani also trained in Wilderness Survival for an intensive two months in the hills surrounding Tzfat. He enjoys life together with his wife and adventurous children
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