Past Projects
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Ahavat Yisrael: Haredi Civic Education *
To develop ahavat yisrael (love of all Jews) within the haredi community through programs and activities in the haredi educational system.
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AVI CHAI Prize *
An annual prize to recognize outstanding efforts by individuals who increase understanding and sensitivity among Israelis of different backgrounds and commitments to Jewish observance.
A list of previous AVI CHAI Prize winners can be found in the Publications Section.
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AYALA Judaism and Democracy *
Program to instill commitment to Judaism and democracy in state religious and non-religious schools.
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BINA - Center for Jewish Identity and Israeli Culture *
The establishment of two batei midrash, one for young adults, and the second, a communal beit midrash for secular and religious high school students.
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Course for Russian Immigrant Teachers: Yad Ben Zvi *
Continuing education course in the history of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel for 3,000 Russian immigrant teachers serving in the Israeli school system, offered by Yad Ben Zvi at locations around the country.
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Culture and Identity *
The use of various media as a trigger to bring together groups of high school students from state religious and non-religious schools to discuss relevant Jewish issues and to engage in a dialogue about ideology and values.
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Eretz Hemdah Institute *
Rabbinic Court Judges. A seven-year study program originally focused on preparing graduates of yeshivot who have served in the Israel Defense Forces to be rabbinic court judges (dayanim). They later broadened this toward other rabbinic roles as well.
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Forum for National Responsibility *
To disseminate widely a new national vision for a Jewish and democratic state that serves as a basis for fostering a more vibrant and cohesive Israeli society.
http://www.achrayutleumit.org.il |
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Guttman 2000 *
To conduct a study of Israeli Jews, similar to the 1993 sociological study, "Beliefs, Observances, and Social Interaction of Israeli Jews."
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HaMaslul *
A program that combines army service, Jewish studies, and educational training.
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Haredi Center for Technological Studies *
To provide support for professional training within the haredi community in order to promote AVI CHAI?s agenda of mutual understanding.
http://www.rivyon.com/hc |
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Hevruta TV Pilot *
A television pilot intended to demonstrate the value and relevance of Jewish text study.
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ITIM - Jewish Life Center for FSU Olim *
To establish a center for information, consultation, and support on issues relating to the Jewish life-cycle for olim from the FSU.
http://www.itim.org.il |
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L'aila *
To create an educational center for Jewish culture and heritage in the Upper Galilee.
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Learning Community *
A program designed to facilitate the creation of learning communities for non-religious Jews who wish to study Judaism, and find ways to express their Jewishness that are congruent with their values and beliefs.
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Maale Media Dialogue *
To bring together religious and secular faculty, students, and alumni from Maale and other media schools to engage in joint study and media productions.
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MaTaN Talmudic Institute for Women *
To develop a program of advanced Talmud and halacha for women.
http://www.matan.org.il |
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Merchavim - Shared Citizenship Kit for Haredim *
Development of an educational kit on "Shared Citizenship" for the haredi educational system.
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Meretz Rabbinical Training Institute: Nahariya *
Graduates of the Meretz (Jerusalem) rabbinic training program and their wives staff an educational center (Merkaz Torani) in Nahariya that teaches supplementary classes in local elementary schools, offers weekly lectures and seminars for adults, conducts continuing education courses for local teachers, and develops special holiday-oriented programs and materials for Nahariya and surrounding towns, moshavim and kibbutzim.
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Mivchar: Jewish Heritage in Junior High Schools *
A curriculum developed by the Center for Educational Technology (CET) for instruction in Jewish culture and thought in the state (non-religious) junior high schools.
www.cet.ac.il/mivhar |
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Oranim: Project Ofek *
"Education for Jewish Commitment": a comprehensive plan for integrating Jewish subjects into the training of teachers at this leading School of Education.
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Parashat HaShavuah *
A curriculum in state junior high schools that introduces students to the weekly Torah portion. The program enables students to become familiar with perspectives relating to Jewish tradition and culture, and acquainted with texts from the classical "Jewish bookshelf," while raising issues relevant to the students' own world.
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Psychology in Judaism *
A program for "helping professionals" (psychologists, social workers, and school counselors) and other interested individuals to deepen their understanding of Jewish sources so as to apply a Jewish perspective to their lives and moral decisions and enhance their personal growth.
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Public School Text Analysis (The Image of Jews and Judaism - Shalem Center) *
An examination of the image of Jews, Judaism, and Zionism as presented in school texts used in Israeli state (non-religious) high schools.
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Radio Reka *
A program, in partnership with the Open University, to provide high quality courses on Jewish and Zionist content to Russian-language radio listeners.
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Sephardic Rabbinic Training *
To establish a rabbinic training program that will produce modern Zionist spiritual leaders in Israel of Sephardic background, with an emphasis on the traditional Sephardic interpretation of halacha and religious custom.
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Shenhar Watch *
Monitoring the implementation of the recommendations of the Shenhar Commission regarding Jewish Studies in the state (non-religious) school system in Israel.
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Shorashim: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) *
Program to increase understanding and commitment to Judaism and Zionism among IDF officers.
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Tehuda *
A program for training professional Israeli Jewish educators and communal leaders, fluent in Jewish texts and committed to study that leads to social action.
http://www.kolot.info/programs/tehuda |
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Values and Current Events *
A program developed by the Van Leer Institute primarily for state schools to study current events and relate them to Jewish sources.
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Van Leer Secular Judaism Forum *
A year-long forum that operated within the Van Leer Institute to examine the essence and directions of contemporary secular Judaism in Israel; the group sought to understand and encourage public discussion about the cultural and social processes affecting secular Jewish life.
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World Congress of Jewish Studies: Judaism and Democracy *
Support for publication of the proceedings from a panel discussion on "Israel as a Jewish Democratic State" held as a special evening session of the 12th World Congress of Jewish Studies on August 1, 1997.
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Yiud *
A program of Jewish Studies and pedagogic training to prepare young women to teach Jewish Studies in state schools as part of their National Service (instead of army service).
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Yiud V'yichud: IDF Center for Jewish-Zionist Identity *
To realize a comprehensive Jewish-Zionist educational program in the IDF.
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Zichron Yaakov: A Pilot Jewish Community *
To enhance Jewish content for the secular Jewish community in Zichron Yaakov, a city of 10,000 residents between Caesarea and Haifa, with a growing population of young professionals and FSU olim.
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