Associate Members

Academy for Jewish Religion, California (AJR, CA)
c/o The Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA
574 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310-824-1586
Fax: 310-824-1614
Contact: Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, PhD, President
Email: office@ajrca.org
Website: www.ajrca.org

The Academy for Jewish Religion, CA (AJR, CA) is a transdenominational, pluralistic Rabbinical, Cantorial and Chaplaincy School. Originally founded as a branch of the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York, AJR, CA has been a wholly independent institution for a number of years. The School is located at the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA and its curriculum reflects its innovative approach to the training of Jewish spiritual leaders. In addition to the sacred Texts, students become well-versed in the teachings and traditions of all Judaism's denominations with a significant emphasis on spirituality and spiritual growth. Learn more about becoming a rabbi, cantor or chaplain in an environment that is intellectually, personally and professionally enriching and supportive. Call 310-82401586 or visit www.ajrca.org.

The Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) was founded in south Florida in 1972 to help teens better understand Israel's living history by using the country as its classroom. This innovative program revolutionized the way Israel was taught and rapidly spread to other communities. AMHSI, the umbrella organization, was created in 2003 to encompass the many additional programs the organization now provides, including Day School Partnerships, community-based Israel Educator-in-Residence programs, customized adult trips, and Educator Training Seminars. Over 33 years of academic excellence later, AMHSI has over 18,000 alumni across the country.

Authentic Israel is an Israel-based tour operator specializing in school and youth-oriented Israel programs. For over 30 years, Authentic Israel has been providing transformative educational experiences for students from North America, Europe, and Israel. We take pride in our flexible staff, charismatic guides, and competitive rates. Our mission is to ensure that your experience in Israel is well planned, well implemented, and successful by all measures. Authentic Israel operations are based in the Tel Aviv area with a local coordinating office in Washington, DC.

BBYO
2020 K Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-857-6560
Fax: 202.857.6568
Contact: Avery Budman, Marketing & Communications Assistant
Email: abudman@bbyo.org
Website: www.bbyo.org

BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences. For more than 80 years, AZA and BBG chapters in communities around the world have been providing exceptional leadership programs and identity enrichment experiences, shaping the lives of 250,000 alumni who are among the most prominent figures in business, politics, academia, the arts and Jewish communal life.

Now, more than ever, BBYO offers unique opportunities for teens to connect with one another, serve their communities, navigate the college admissions process and travel the world, providing each participant with a network of lifelong friends, a perspective which adds value and meaning to life and a shared commitment to strengthening the Jewish future. To learn more, visit www.bbyo.org.

The David Project
P.O. Box 52390
Boston, MA 02205
(617) 428-0012
(617) 428-0013 fax
Contact : Lawrence Muscant, Deputy Director
e-mail: LM@davidproject.org
website: www.davidproject.org

The David Project is a non-profit organization that is leading an educational movement of effective Israel supporters. We aim to inform and inspire strong voices for Israel through our dynamic and comprehensive educational curricula, workshops, and seminars. We are guided by a commitment to provide students and adults with the knowledge, skills, inspiration and support to ensure that strong and effective support for Israel is present on college campuses and in our communities. For more information visit http://www.davidproject.org..

The Senior Educators Program offers a select group of Jewish educators, from both the formal and informal sectors from all over the world, a unique opportunity for professional development and personal enrichment at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This 10 month in-service training program, conducted in Hebrew, takes place at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education. Participants explore new approaches in Jewish education, probe critical issues in educational thought, reflect upon their own work and professional goals, and develop skills and resources that they bring home to their communities. Each educator also works on a personal project with an academic mentor. They receive generous scholarships for travel, study and living expenses, and academic course credits from the Hebrew University are transferable to universities around the world. The program is funded by the Jewish Agency, the Mandel Foundation and the Myers Foundation.

As you may know, Hebrew University's Rothberg International School offers a One Year Program where you can spend your "Junior Year Abroad" in Israel. But did you know that you can also go for just a semester, enroll in one of our three intensive summer institutes, or study at the Rothberg School for a semester or year before college or university? The Rothberg School also offers seven Masters Degree programs including Community Leadership and Philanthropy Studies, Jewish Education, and Middle Eastern Studies. For further information about our programs, student life in Israel, and financial aid, please visit our website at: http://overseas.huji.ac.il.

The Israel Experience - Educational Tourism Services Ltd
In the U.S.:
Rachel Russo
Marketing and Taglit-Birthright Israel Director, North America
The Israel Experience Ltd.
3750 N. Cicero Avenue
Chicago, IL 60641
israelexperience@comcast.net
Phone/Fax: 866-993-8822
Cell: 847-642-6484

In Israel:
Meir Hoyzman
Director of the North American Division
The Israel Experience Ltd.
Ha'askan 3
Kiryat Moriah, Jerusalem 91000
Phone: 972-2-621-6903
Fax: 972-2-621-6192
Cell: 972-52-604-8200

The Israel Experience - Educational Tourism Services Ltd, a subsidiary of the Jewish Agency for Israel, is the leading provider of organized youth and student programs in Israel and Europe for participants from around the world. As such the company has gained a reputation for quality programming, reasonable costs, superior logistical services & excellent staff training and supervision, all the while maintaining a firm commitment to the safety and security of all participants. Additionally, Israel Experience Ltd. offers high-quality programming to adult and family groups visiting Israel. www.israelexperience.org.il

With offices in both New York and Israel as well as agents in the UK, Australia, IsraelPhones is the largest cell phone rental company dealing exclusively with the Israel markets. We provide excellent service to tourists, students as well as large groups arriving in Israel. At IsraelPhones we will do our best to meet all your cellular needs. IsraelPhones has a large selection of phones at the lowest price on the market.

The Jewish Genetic Disease Consortium (JGDC) was created as a means by which a number of smaller, individual organizations could join together to heighten awareness of Jewish genetic diseases with a strong and unified voice. Our strength lies in our ability to pull together resources and experience to best reach our target audience-medical professionals, rabbis, and the Ashkenazi Jewish population at large. United, we are better equipped to educate this audience about the existence of carrier screening which will ultimately prevent the birth of affected children. Our goal is to someday disband as the tragic diseases we face today are eliminated.

The Hineini Education Project, which takes its name from this important documentary, trains and supports Jewish educators, clergy, program staff, youth, and lay leaders to ensure that GLBT youth, families, and staff are safe and affirmed in all Jewish educational and community settings. The Hineini Education Project provides individualized staff development trainings, consultations, and workshops that teach concrete strategies for combating anti-GLBT bias, supporting GLBT youth, and creating fully inclusive experiences for all Jewish youth and families. Keshet also runs two intensive Training Institutes annually for Jewish educators and community leaders. Participants are given the tools and guidance to replicate the trainings in their own communities.

The Lookstein Center of the School of Education at Bar-Ilan University is a service and research center deeply committed to enhancing the quality of Jewish education in the Diaspora. The Center seeks to develop and facilitate programs and projects, which reflect and encourage ongoing growth and learning, and thereby enhance the knowledge and practice of Jewish educators and the efficacy of programs in Jewish schools and other Jewish educational settings. Approaching its third decade, The Lookstein Center is staffed by a team of senior educators with wide ranging experience in Jewish education in North America, South America and Europe, as well as local educational and academic consultants.

The National Gaucher Foundation (NGF) was established in 1984 as a non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to supporting and promoting research into the causes of, and a cure for Gaucher Disease. The mission of the NGF is to promote education, outreach and awareness to the community and to meet the ever-increasing needs of individuals with Gaucher disease and their families. The NGF offers financial assistance programs and a wide-range of resources for the benefit of the Gaucher community. In an effort to promote community/physician awareness and educational programs, the NGF holds live Web meetings, conferences, patient meetings and seminars, publishes a quarterly newsletter and has both national and regional marketing programs.

Oranim Educational Initiatives has been a leader in Jewish educational travel programming since 1986. We provide unique travel experiences to Israel and around the world for Jewish schools, educators, youth and families.

The Pardes Institute in Jerusalem brings together men and women from all backgrounds to study classical Jewish texts and contemporary Jewish issues in an open, rigorous and challenging environment. Pardes offers students a variety of learning opportunities including a Year program, a Fellows program, a Kollel and various summer programs.
The Pardes Educators Program is a distinct program within Pardes, funded by The AVICHAI Foundation. This two-year Jerusalem based program, prepares Judaic studies teachers for day schools in North America, by combining text studies with a Master of Jewish Education from Hebrew College, Hebrew language studies, pedagogy training, student teaching and professional workshops and seminars. With the support of the Jim Joseph Foundation, Pardes is able to provide important support for the Pardes Educators through school visits, retreats, curriculum workshops, regular newsletters and individual assistance and intervention.

The Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE), founded in 1997 by Michael Steinhardt and Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, is a national organization of visionary Jewish philanthropists seeking to establish a vibrant and sustainable Jewish future through strengthening the Jewish day school movement in North America. In its first nine years, PEJE's model of making grants, providing expertise, and advocating for the day school movement reached over 150 elementary, middle, and high schools and invested a total of over $20 million in the field. PEJE has contributed to the opening of over 60 new Jewish day schools.

For contact information, please list Rabbi Joshua Elkin, Executive Director with the phone number 617-367-0001 and email info@peje.org and www.peje.org.

Payoneer provides a prepaid travel card for young people to handle their expenses in a safe way. We also provide registration and payment services to trip organizers.

RenWeb - the leader in web-based school management software - makes converting to the web easy. We convert your data, set up your school, and offer a money-back guarantee to ensure your satisfaction. See why 99% of schools that use us, stay with us!

Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, is the Jewish people's memorial to the murdered Six Million and symbolizes the ongoing confrontation with the rupture engendered by the Holocaust. Containing the world's largest repository of information on the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is a leader in Shoah education, commemoration, research and documentation.

Founded in 1909, Young Judaea is the oldest Zionist youth movement in the United States. Dedicated to instilling Jewish values, Jewish pride and a lifelong commitment to Israel, Young Judaea challenges Jewish youth through clubs, conventions, camps, Israel programs and university campus events to become involved in social and educational activities that develop and sharpen their senses of Jewish and Zionist identity.

As a pluralistic movement, Young Judaea has brought together generations of young Jews from a rich variety of religious, cultural and political backgrounds, underscoring the beauty, power and diversity of American Jewish life. Young Judaea reaches out to all Jewish youth-Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist and unaffiliated--and provides opportunities for them to explore their Jewishness and to develop a lasting identification with Zionism. (Kashrut, Shabbat and Jewish holidays are observed throughout all Young Judaea programs and activities.)