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Virtually “Hiking” the Israel National Trail
A new program created by Toronto’s Jewish Agency Shlichim gets participants moving, learning about Israel and raising money for Covid relief efforts.
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Expanding Her Horizons in Israel
As a participant in Aardvark Israel, Jaclyn would “300%” tell others to do a gap year program in Israel.
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Coronavirus, Budget Challenges Can’t Stop The Power of Learning
The 2020 Emergency Loan Fund for Nonprofits helped the Elul Beit Midrash “stay afloat” during the worst of COVID-19
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Eye-Opening and Meaningful: Volunteering with Project TEN
When the coronavirus shut things down in her field, it gave Annamarie a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go volunteer in Israel without setting back her career
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Youth Futures: Strengthening Participants and Families
As a Youth Futures mentor, Maya has been working with Yael, a ninth-grader mentee, for two years to build her confidence and overcome anxiety
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Loan Fund a ‘Ray of Light’ for Italian Jews
Ravaged by the coronavirus in 2020, the Italian Jewish community received a major lifeline thanks to The Jewish Agency’s COVID-19 Loan Fund for Communities in Crisis
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A Bright Future Through Naale
In December 2020, an Aliyah flight from Kazakhstan landed in Israel. Indira’s two kids, Milana, 16, and Eric, 14, were on the flight as new participants of the Naale program.
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Treating the People of Israel
After 22 years of waiting in Ethiopia for Aliyah approval, Dr. Masresha Dessie, 27, immigrated to Israel in March 2019
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Gaining Independence on a Gap Year
For Raquel, 18, a gap year before college was never in her plans until the coronavirus hit. Now she appreciates its value and the chance to gain independence.
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Recognizing Outstanding Shlichim
The 2020 Outstanding Shaliach Award was granted to two Jewish Agency for Israel Shlichim (Israeli emissaries) in Rome, who helped the Jewish community in Italy during COVID-19
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