Section archive - Israel Education

An international photography competition taking place in September, 2012, aims, among other things, to capture and make available for free download hundreds images of modern and ancient heritage sites in Israel. The event in Israel, which will span one month and include a wide variety of free events at local heritage sites as well as technical workshops in photography, is part of the global “Wiki Loves Monuments” photography competition that was launched last year and will take place in an additional 32 countries worldwide.

Benji Lovitt takes issue with a number of recent articles which call for improving the level of Birthright Israel American madrichim. He agrees with the diagnosis but thinks that additional training is not sufficient. He calls for a concerted effort by trip organizers to choose madrichim with basic skill sets that will allow them to successfully serve as educators and meaningful facilitators for the Birthright groups they lead.

The Tikvah Fund is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for the 3rd cycle of the Tikvah Israel Seminars for Post-High School Students. The program, which includes 30 participants from various yeshivot and seminaries, provides a forum for interdisciplinary study and thoughtful discussion on the philosophical challenges and practical dilemmas facing contemporary Judaism.

Dyonna Ginsburg writes an article making the case that Israel presents an ideal platform for immersive Jewish service-learning programs, because Israel has genuine needs coupled with world-renowned expertise in areas of social justice and environmental import and, as a Jewish country, Israel is perfect for an integrated, Jewish conversation about justice.