Ordination Day – Spring Festival 2026
May 20, 2026
Previously we reported on the nascent Israeli Sangha forming in Tel Aviv under the leadership of Daniel Koren. The group has thrived during the lockdown period and recently gathered for their second in-person retreat. Here is their update.
"In the heart of the Drakhi Besham district in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, we practiced meditation and absorbed wisdom of Buddha, through which we experienced deep dimenions of the mind."
Today many hundreds of monks and nuns gathered in the temple at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre for the Spring Festival Ordination Ceremony with Gen-la Jampa, with nine new Ordained Sangha appearing.