The Israel Experience Program

Research has shown time and again what every Jewish parent knows –an Israel Experience changes everything for young people. They return home with a strong sense of their Jewish identity which they never lose.

Participants hail from

• North America
  
• South America
  
• South Africa
  
• England
  
• Europe
  
• Eastern Europe

Partners in the programs are:

• Massada
  
• USY
  
• NFTY
  
• Betar
  
• Bnei Akiva
  
• Hashomer Hatzair Youth Movement
  
• JCCA-Etgar Program
  
• Habonim Dror
  
• NCSY
  
• Young Judaea Youth Movement
  
• Various individual communities
  
• RSY-Netzer
  
• ULPSNYC-Netzer

Summer programs are three to six weeks long and are tailored to the interests of each group. All programs cover the following basic educational, historical themes and current issues:

• Jewish identity and Jewish sovereignty in Israel
  
• The Jewish People and the Land of Israel
  
• Israeli society
  
• Israel-Arab relations – history and perspectives on the peace process
  
• Judaism – symbols and values
  
• The Holocaust
  
• Shabbat
  
• Hebrew language studies
  
• Jerusalem
  
• Mutual responsibility – the relationship between Diaspora and Israeli youth

Program elements include:

• A visit to the theater
  
• A visit to the Israel or Haaretz Museum
  
• An Israeli Musical Experience
  
• An Israeli folklore activity
  
• A visit to a Bedouin or Druse community
  
• Interaction with Israeli peers and a direct encounter with the real Israel—from the Western Wall to Massada, from the marketplaces to the malls.

   

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  Last Updated June 10, 2002