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Birthright Registration Opens February 15th!
Registration for Summer 2012 Birthright trips opens on February 15. URJ KESHER Taglit-Birthright Israel offers these FREE trips to Israel for 18-26 year olds who have never been to Israel before. To take advantage of this incredible opportunity, visit www.gokesher.org
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Support the growing Reform Movement in Israel. The Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (IMPJ), through its 30 congregations and a growing network of schools, educational and community centers, offers immigrants and native Israelis a modern approach to Judaism. The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute offers both degree-granting and informal programs, while the Israel Religious Action Center advocates for the rights of all Israel's citizens.

Connecting with Israel in Your Congregation

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Teen and High School Programs in Israel
College and Young Adult Programs in Israel
  • Birthright Israel
    Taglit-Birthright Israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26.
  • Kibbutz Lotan - Hands-on Environmental (and Personal) Sustainability
    Choose from two unique programs in association with Kibbutz Lotan in Israel where students from Israeli and American universities join together to study organic gardening, natural construction, planning sustainable communities, coexistence, and conflict resolution.
  • Make an Impact on Israel's Future Today
    If you're a college graduate looking for a meaningful (and affordable!) experience in Israel, apply to be an Israel Teaching Fellow.
  • Netzer Year - Gap Year in Israel
    On Netzer Year, high school graduates get the unique opportunity to take part in an international and cross-cultural exchange with peers from North America and around the world, all-the-while living, learning, and volunteering in Israel.
  • Tikkun Olam - Live, Study and Volunteer in Tel Aviv-Jaffa
    The award winning service-learning program in Tel Aviv and Jaffa for university graduates. Foster coexistence and take part in direct community service.
Action Alerts
  • Reform Movement Condemns Attack on Mosque and Establishes Fund to Rebuild
    Tuba Zangaria Mosque in Israel was the victim of an arson attack on October 2, 2011, which included the burning of their holy books. ARZA with the Reform Movements in the US and Israel, the CCAR and the Israel Religious Action Center raised money to help rebuild the Israeli mosque and relations with their community.
  • Stay Up to Date with ARZA
    Subscribe to ARZA's newsletter and join to support their efforts. ARZA keeps subscribers and members up to date on the important issues facing Israel, along with ways to take action.
  • Mount Carmel Forest Fire in Israel
    On December 2, 2010, the worst fire in Israel's history raged across Haifa and the Carmel Forest. ARZA, URJ, and the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism are helping to rebuild lives of those affected through the IMPJ Humanitarian Fund. Learn more and donate now.
  • Support Women of the Wall
    Learn about the group of women who meet every Rosh Chodesh to pray at the Western Wall, and support them in their ongoing struggle to continue to do so in peace.
  • Success in Stopping the Knesset Vote on the Rotem Conversion Bill
    No issue in recent memory has so mobilized Jews from all streams and all parts of Israel and the Diaspora as has the bill proposed by MK David Rotem to vest authority for conversions in the hands of the Chief Rabbinate. The Knesset has now adjourned until October, and while success was achieved, there is more to be done.
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From URJ Books & Music
For the Sake of ZionFor the Sake of Zion, Reform Zionism: A Personal Mission
By Richard G. Hirsch 

This book traces Rabbi Richard Hirsch's efforts to build and support Progressive Judaism in Israel and to integrate Reform Judaism into the institutions of the Zionist Movement.

Galilee Diary: Reflections on Daily Life in IsraelGalilee Diary: Reflections on Daily Life in Israel
By Marc Rosenstein

For most American Jews, Israel is only seen through the lens of the political debate, the impressions of the news report or the windows of a tour bus. Begun as a weekly online essay in response to the Second Intifada in 2000, Galilee Diary goes beyond the headlines to provide an insider’s view of the rich and complex reality that is Israel.

My Cousin Tamar Lives in IsraelMy Cousin Tamar Lives in Israel
By Michelle Shapiro Abraham, Illustrated by Ann D. Koffsky

Join a Young boy and his cousin Tamar as they learn about Jewish life in Israel and North America in this age appropriate introduction to Israel for young children from the author of Good Morning, Boker Tov, Good Night, Lilah Tov and Shabbat Shalom.

SHALOM ISRAEL - A Musical Companion to My Cousin Tamar Lives in Israel - CDShalom Israel - A Musical Companion to My Cousin Tamar Lives in Israel
By Various Artists

Shalom Israel is a delightful collection of songs designed to be a companion to the book My Cousin Tamar Lives in Israel by Michelle Shapiro Abraham.


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