West Bank Tours

T’ruah brings North American Jewish clergy to the occupied Palestinian territories to bear witness to the effects of the occupation on Palestinians. We meet with Palestinian and Israeli human rights activists and civil society leaders to learn about facts on the ground and the work being done to bring about systemic change. Rabbis and cantors return to their home communities empowered to be stronger moral leaders – with new knowledge, new Torah, and new relationships that they can draw upon to continue working for a more just future for Israelis and Palestinians.

Recent Tours

(Clergy only) Trip to the South Hebron Hills (7/3)

During our trip, we will have the chance to meet with local Palestinian residents, study rabbinic texts, and talk about how we can best activate our rabbinic voices.

Sample Day Trip: A visit to al-Walaja

Gather in Jerusalem to begin the day with brief introductions and a chant/niggun
Board the bus and meet our guide for the day, a human rights expert from a local NGO.
In transit, our guide will give a historical overview of the situation in al-Walaja, a village in East Jerusalem threatened with extensive housing demolitions.
Tour Al-Walaja with village leaders to get a better understanding of the current facts on the ground
Return to T’ruah’s meeting space at Hamiffal in Jerusalem for dinner and a post-tiyyul discussion and text study
Close with a chant/niggun

“Before traveling to the South Hebron Hills with T’ruah, I knew intellectually that the Israeli occupation of the West Bank was unjust…However, seeing with my own eyes the attempt to drive Palestinians out of Masafer Yatta, the rural area surrounding the West Bank Palestinian city of Yatta, brought the harsh reality home to my kishkes (my insides).

I am grateful to be a T’ruah rabbi, in the ongoing effort to shine a light on the tikkun Israel must undertake to vouchsafe its future and save its soul. What I witnessed in the South Hebron Hills with T’ruah will enhance my advocacy to end the West Bank occupation.”