Window into Israel: A Firsthand Look at JTS
Programming and Study in Israel

DECEMBER 16–19, 2019

How does JTS train future rabbis to lead on Israel today? How will they learn, as spiritual leaders, to nurture and strengthen their future communities’ ties to Israel? Join Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Pearl Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School, Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz, Director of Israel Programs, and JTS second-year rabbinical students for an insider’s view of JTS in Israel.

Tour Highlights

  • Learn with students and acclaimed scholars at the Schocken Institute
  • Participate in a musical circle with vocal artists
  • Tour the Schocken Institute’s book collection, one of finest Judaic libraries in the world
  • Take part in a private viewing of the Israel Museum’s contemporary Israeli art collection
  • Attend a shiur at Machon Schechter with JTS and Schechter Rabbinical School students
  • Learn with luminaries and artists from Jerusalem; 2018 trip featured Yossi Klein Halevi and Netanel Goldberg
  • Experience the development of a spiritual renaissance in Jerusalem together with JTS students

To be a rabbi, one must be fluent in the language of our people and deepen one’s roots in Israel. This tour gives our lay leaders a window into the Israel experience that makes our rabbis better spiritual leaders and better interlocuters, who will strengthen the bridge between the North American diaspora and Israel. —Rabbi Matt Berkowitz, Director of Israel Programs

Trip Details

Hotel: Waldorf Astoria, Gershon Agron St., 26-28; Jerusalem

Cost (land only): $3,000 single occupancy $4,500 double occupancy

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • Meals: Full breakfasts at the hotel; restaurant meals on the itinerary, as indicated
  • Transportation: Private shuttle during tour
  • Tours: Site admissions fees

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Questions?

For further information and itinerary details, contact Joan Goodman, director of Lay Leadership: jogoodman@jtsa.edu; (212) 678-8861

Leaders at the forefront of a pluralistic Jewish renaissance in Israel are role models for students. Here our participants learn from Rabbi Chaya Rowen Baker from Kehilat Ramot Zion.