Subject to change
ISRAEL BY CHOICE 2010: INITIAL PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE
3 Feb. |
Arrival in Israel |
Jerusalem |
Arrival, settling in and orientation to the programme |
3-6 Feb. |
Orientation including Shabbat |
Jerusalem |
Initial orientation to the programme as well as an opportunity for participants to get to see Jerusalem |
7-9 Feb. |
Tiyul gibbush |
Arava and Eilat |
The perfect opportunity for group bonding --- |
12-13 |
Free weekend |
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For free weekends participants can visit family or friends. |
14 Feb. to 23 March |
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. |
28/feb-1/March |
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A typically Israeli celebration of Purim+ |
5-6 March |
Free weekend |
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19-20 March |
Free weekend |
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26-28 March |
Freedom seminar |
Ein Gadi |
A different preparation for Pesach: Unpacking the inner meaning of the chag on an individual and national level. |
28/3-6/4 |
Pesach leave |
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An opportunity to spend the chag with family or in an Israeli home |
6-11 |
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. |
16 -17 |
Free weekend |
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20/4-5/6 |
Second block |
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Small Israeli town |
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25-30 April |
Trip to poland |
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7-8 May |
Free weekend |
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18-20 May |
Shavuot |
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21-22 May |
Free weekend |
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6-24 |
Masa Israel |
Various locations |
A three week trek across the national path 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. |
18-19 |
Free Shabbat |
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4 July to 22 August |
MARVA |
Marva |
An opportunity to participate in this much sought after IDF programme |
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24 to 30 August |
Break |
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A welcome break after the army period |
31 August to 30 November |
An Opportunity for IBC participants to join the new 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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