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Israel Center Education

Through educational programs, the Center will allow us to learn more about Israel, and thus, learn more about ourselves as Jews. Israel is our spiritual home. We are bound to the land by history and destiny. We are blessed to live in this rich and good land and to live in a time when Israel exists. This modern State is an historic achievement, a celebration of our faith, our ideals, our history, and our culture. The Sinai Temple

Israel Center will provide a comprehensive educational experience for the study and understanding of Israel for all ages through educational missions and extended study programs, lecture series with prominent Israeli scholars, tutorial sessions for those who wish to expand their personal connection to Israel, and a communications center to connect
Jewish institutions around the world.

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The Sinai Temple Israel Center is pleased to present our David and Angella Youth Leadership Program!

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Description of Fellowship:

The David and Angella Nazarian Youth Leadership Program is an elite nine month program for ten 9th grade Sinai Temple students. Through sessions (two hours per session including interactive team building, education seminars, and stimulating peer and mentor/mentee conversations) and a winter break trip leadership mission to Israel, these students will become instilled with values of Judaism and leadership, develop a love for the land and people of both Israel and Los Angeles, build a connection to Sinai Temple, and learn about other Jewish organizations where they can further develop their Jewish leadership training after the completion of the program.

The Program (subject to change):

Opening Shabbat Dinner
Session One~ Successful Leadership

  I. Goals of the Program
 II. Establishing Group Cohesiveness
III. What is leadership?
IV. Who is a leader and what is a leader’s responsibilities?

Session Two~ Leaders of the Jewish World

  I. Who are the leaders of the Jewish world?
 II. Who is Theodore Herzl and what is Zionism?
III. How is a leader able to transmit his/her message?
IV. Understanding the skill of public speaking

Session Three~ Establishing Jewish Values

  I. What are my personal values?
 II. What is the definition of a Jewish value?
III. How does one balance between living a Jewish and secular life?
IV. How do values play a role in becoming a leader?
 V. Responsibility of transmitting Jewish values

Session Four~ Tikkun Olam and Repairing the World

  I. What is the definition of tikkun olam?
 II. How does tikkun olam allow us to engage in self-transformation?
III. What kind of changes do I want to make in my community?
IV. How will I achieve my goal?

Session Five~ Getting to Know Israel and Israel Trip Introduction (Special Weekday Session)

  I. Our trip itinerary
 II. Israeli society versus American society
III. Looking at the daily life of an Israeli
IV. Israel Immersion
 V. Trip Expectations

Winter Break David and Angella Nazarian Youth Leadership Program Leadership Mission to Israel

Mid Session Shabbat Dinner with Participants and Parents (debriefing of Leadership Mission to Israel)

Session Six~ Tolerance in the Jewish World

  I. Puzzles of Jewish society
 II. What are the struggles of each denomination?
III. How do we become empathic listeners?
IV. Understanding the role of the silent leader

Session Seven~ My Journey (Final Session)

  I. Exposure to contemporary community challenges
 II. Constructing goals to meet community challenges
III. Integrating leadership skills and Jewish values to create a community challenge plan

Concluding Fellowship Shabbat Lunch

 I. Meeting community mentors
II. Presentation of year-long goals

Requirements:

1. Must be an entering 9th grade student in Fall 2010
2. Must be a Sinai Temple member
3. Must commit to all sessions and winter break leadership mission to Israel
4. Fill out the application by April 29th, 2010
5. Turn in two recommendations by April 29, 2010. At least one recommendation should be filled out by a school administrator or educator.