Year-in-Israel Program
About the Year-in-Israel Program
The T'ruah Year-in-Israel Program offers rabbinical and cantorial students spending the academic year in Israel the opportunity to develop their moral voice on human rights issues in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territories.
For students attending liberal Jewish seminaries, participation in T'ruah's Israel programming is a given. Over 80% of rabbinical and cantorial students take part in at least one event with T'ruah during their time in Israel, giving them a foundation in human rights leadership they will carry throughout their careers.
How it works:
The Year-in-Israel Program is open to all North American rabbinical and cantorial students spending the year in Israel.
The Year-in-Israel Program is led by Neta Hamami Tabib Dror, Israel Program Manager. [[We're hiring a Rabbinic Educator in Israel! Learn more >>]]
The program includes:
Monthly on-the-ground learning experiences visiting with Israelis, Palestinians in the West Bank, Palestinian citizens of Israel affected by human rights issues.
Study of Jewish texts that address contemporary human rights concerns.
Relationship building with future colleagues across denominational lines.
Developing a rabbinic voice to speak about these issues with congregants.
Registration (2023-2024)
Register for individual programs and the full package of programs using the form below. We encourage you to sign up for the entire year, as each session builds on the previous ones, and as group formation takes place over the course of the year.
Pricing is below; however, we want everyone to be able to participate in the program. If the cost is prohibitive for you, email Neta (nhamamitabib@truah.org) to arrange a reduced price.
Dates are subject to change due to forces outside of our control. If this should happen, we will give as much advance notice as possible. In the event that a trip is canceled, we are not able to refund money to full-year participants.
Friday excursions return to Jerusalem two hours before Shabbat begins.
Pricing:
Full-day, outdoor events – $20 (bolded below)
Evening events – $10 (unbolded below)
Full year package – $120
Upcoming:
2023-2024 T’ruah Year-in-Israel Program
Bolded - Day events (all ending minimum 2 hours before Shabbat)
Monday, October 9, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: The evolving history of human rights in Israel: A crash course
Friday, October 20, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Explore East Jerusalem through the eyes of Palestinian residents
Monday, November 6, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: “One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State”: Land for All
Thursday, November 9, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Military Court visit with MCW #1
Thursday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Military Court visit with MCW #2
Monday, January 22, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: What’s happening in Gaza?
Monday, January 29, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Antisemitism teaching by program rabbinical educator, Rabbi Ian Chesir-Teran
Friday, February 9, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: To the uprooted Palestinian villages of 1948 - Zochrot
Monday, February 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Political Imagination teaching by program manager, Neta Hamami Tabib
Friday, March 1, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: South Hebron Hills (Masafer Yatta) tour with BtS&One Climate
Sunday, March 3, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Informal dinner with Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson, T’ruah Director of Leadership and Learning - NO CHARGE
Friday, March 15, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Speak Up! Storytelling, Rhetorics and body language workshops
Monday, April 1, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: About grief and solidarity - Parents Bereavement Forum Talk
Friday, April 5, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Mizrahi Feminism’s theory of change - Isha l’Isha, Haifa
Wednesday, May 1, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: End of Year Story Slam
TBA: Teaching session with Rabbi Jill Jacobs