This article can be used as a discussion-starter to talk about Israeli innovation and Israel as a Start-Up Nation, as well as a country that often jumps in first to help out others in times of emergency (see https://tomglobal.org for more information).
Using role plays and text study, this lesson explores the limits of freedom on different levels.
Known as the “Holy Land” and as the “Promised Land” Israel is at once ancient and modern, spiritual and vibrant. Your visit to Israel will include stops in historic Jerusalem, cosmopolitan Tel Aviv, the mountain fortress of Masada, Crusader castles from the Middle Ages, the lowest point on Earth-the
SpaceIL’s collective vision is to create a new “Apollo Effect”—or rather, the "Beresheet Effect."
While so many of our resources are worthwhile and worth exploring, this section allows us to highlight particular resources that we want to bring to your attention and to the forefront of our conversations. These will be updated from time to time.
The sampling we offer here is designed to push us and the line between study and action.
Ariel Burger discusses being a witness in Episode Bet of the Thought Experiment Podcast.
Ben Greenfield, Rabbi of the Greenpoint Shul, discusses moments of beauty in a Pandemic Episode of the Thought Experiment Podcast.
Educational resources in support of civic responsibility and the democratic process.
This resource, adapted by BBYO's Center for Adolescent Wellness from the Jed Foundation provides helpful ways to navigate uncertainty around the 2020 election and tips to reduce feelings of stress, worry, and anxiety during this tense and uncertain time.