Travelling Israel

Masa BeIsrael (Travelling Israel) is a unique project of the Youth Village, based on unravelling and strengthening the Jewish, Israeli and Zionist identity of youth in Israel, while travelling the land and connecting the students to Israel by visiting its historical sites. The educational process starts at the Village, with workshops built around personal, social and cultural experience and culminates during the trips themselves. GOALS: Travelling Israel has two major goals: first, to encourage collaboration between Jewish Organizations in order to maximize use of resources. We do that by integrating the Autistic children of Magshimim, a school which is under the auspices of the Youth Village, with the rest of our students, coming from various backgrounds: religious and secular, sabras and new immigrants from France and the former Soviet Union. All experience Israel and its heritage by travelling together. Second, Travelling Israel nurtures and advances Jewish values, as Social Justice and Tikkun Olam by strengthening the sense of belonging to the Jewish People, the historical land and the State of Israel, while encouraging the students to be active members of the community. The new immigrants receive the same opportunities for travel and education as the Israeli born youngsters.