Section archive - Israel Education

On Mar. 20th, 2012 the Knesset marked the establishment of the Jewish World Caucus. The launch event was attended by government ministers, members of Knesset, and representatives of Jewish communities abroad, opening with a moment of silence to mark the murderous attack in Toulouse, in which a schoolteacher and three children were killed. The Jewish World Caucus will be co-chaired by Coalition Chairman MK Ze’ev Elkin and MK Dr. Nachman Shai and will include some forty members of Knesset from all Zionist factions, who will work to advance matters on the Jewish world’s agenda.

The new Hebrew Summer Language Institute at University of VA between June 1 - Aug. 3, 2012 provides students with no previous knowledge of Hebrew with an intensive, highly accelerated language learning environment. Following the Rapid Language Acquisition model of the SLI, students in the Hebrew program cover the equivalent of four semesters of language instruction, receive 12 credits upon graduation, and fulfill the language requirement at the University of Virginia, and many other colleges and universities.

Rachel Sales, Director of Alumni and Public Relations for Masa Israel, blogs about young professionals in the States who are actually leaving their jobs to join Israel Teaching Fellows (ITF), a 10-month program which places Jewish North American college graduates as volunteer teachers’ aides in Israeli public schools. Through ITF, Jewish young adults not only gain professional experience in Israel, but also make a real impact on Israeli kids, and quite literally, the Jewish state’s future.

In her blog post, Sarah Mali, Director of Israel Engagement at the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, aims to highlight a program that offers a new paradigm for Jewish Peoplehood engagement locally in North America - The UJA MAKOM Young Emissary Program in Toronto.