Subject to change
ISRAEL BY CHOICE 2008: INITIAL PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DATES |
PERIOD |
PLACE |
DETAILS |
5 Feb. |
Arrival in Israel |
Jerusalem |
Arrival, settling in and orientation to the programme |
6 to 9 Feb. |
Orientation including Shabbat |
Jerusalem |
Initial orientation to the programme as well as an opportunity for participants and staff to bond. |
10 to 14 Feb. |
Tiyul gibbush |
Arava and Eilat |
The perfect opportunity for group bonding --- a Tiyul in the Negev based at Kibbutz Ketura |
15 to 16 Feb. |
Free weekend |
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For free weekends participants can visit family or friends. Each participant will also be allocated a host family for these and other occasions |
17 Feb. to 4 April |
Block one |
Jerusalem |
In this block there will be a range
of choices of various forms of volunteering as well as studies.
From schools to MDA to yeshiva to work with new olim to Midrasha
to community centers. The group will be based together in a central
Israeli city. |
29 Feb to 1 March |
Free weekend |
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7 to 8 March |
Free weekend |
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13 to 15 March |
Jewish Identity Seminar |
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An opportunity for each participant to examine the components of their individual Jewish identity. |
21 to 22 March |
Purim Programme |
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A typically Israeli celebration of Purim |
4 to 5 April |
Free weekend |
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6 to 12 April |
Trip to Poland and seminar |
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A five day encounter with the power and destruction of Polish Jewry, as well as an opportunity to ponder the lessons for today. This is followed by an opportunity to process the enhanced understandings and feelings aroused by the days in Poland. |
13 to 16 April |
Yam le'yam |
From Med to Kinneret |
We will walk the traditional path from the Mediterranean to the Kineret encountering many rare sites and personalities on the way. |
17 to 18 April |
Freedom Seminar |
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A different preparation for Pesach: Unpacking the inner meaning of the chag on an individual and national level. |
19 to 26 April |
Pesach leave |
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An opportunity to spend the chag with family or in an Israeli home |
27 April to 5 June |
Block Two |
Small town in Israel |
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9 to 10 May |
Free weekend |
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23 to 24 May |
Free weekend |
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6 to 7 June |
Free weekend |
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8 to 9 June |
Shavuot programme |
Various locations |
There will be a choice of three or four settings to celebrate Shavuot. A traditional yeshiva or Midrasha, an orthodox hippie community a kibbutz and a secular Beit midrash |
10 to 30 June |
Masa Israel |
Various locations |
A three week trek across some of Israel exploring the social and cultural fault lines. This will provide an encounter with the Israel that we do not often meet --- Jews of many different backgrounds and customs living together. |
27 to 28 June |
Free Shabbat |
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1 July to 14 August |
MARVA |
Marva |
An opportunity to participate in this much sought after IDF programme |
15 to 23 August |
Break |
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A welcome break after the army period |
24 to 30 August |
Preparation for the Mechina |
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An orientation to the Mechina period |
31 August to 30 November |
An Opportunity for IBC participants to join the eighth machzor of Mechinat Ein Perat as regular members of the Mechina with an adapted programme and a dedicated madrich. Free weekends will be scheduled in terms of the programme of the Mechina |
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