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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T000000
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URL:https://www.wjcouncil.org/events/westchester-jewish-center-womens-volu
 nteer-trip-to-israel-7-28-8-4/
SUMMARY:Westchester Jewish Center - Women's Volunteer Trip to Israel 7/28 -
  8/4
DESCRIPTION:Dates: July 28 – August 4 (early AM arrival)\n\nOpen to ALL w
 omen from the Westchester area.\nTell your friends and relatives!\nTrip ca
 n accommodate up to 40 women\n\nCost: approx $3\,400– inclusive of groun
 d costs and flight (double occupancy\, single occupancy available for addi
 tional cost)\, approx 2 meals per day. Trip insurance is not included and 
 will likely cost around $200-$300.\n\nSubsidized by a generous grant from 
 UJA Federation of New York.\n\nOur mission will be led by Keshet tours (ht
 tps://www.keshetisrael.co.il) and WJC Rabbi Cornelia Dalton. We will also 
 have a security guard with us for the duration of the trip!\n\nOur 5 night
 s in Israel will include opportunities to:\n\n 	Bear witness to what happe
 ned on October 7 in Kibbutz Kfar Azza and the site of the Reim Supernova f
 estival\n 	Volunteer at many locations including providing agricultural su
 pport in one of the villages affected by the aftermath of October 7\; assi
 sting community members in Ofakim\; volunteering alongside of a Bedouin wo
 man who has taken it upon herself to help the Bedouin community of the Neg
 ev\; work at a soup kitchen\, pack food for Israel’s hungry\n 	Encounter
  those directly impacted on October 7\, including our friends from Project
  24 who were on the front lines\; provide a BBQ dinner to Israeli soldiers
  currently serving\, visit with a Palestinian man who grew up in Gaza and 
 fled\, now running a program for youth\n 	Learn what has been happening in
  Israel since October 7 by a political analyst\, visit the Shalom Hartman 
 Institute\n 	Deepen your connection to Israel through celebrating Shabbat 
 in Jerusalem at the pluralistic section of the Western Wall\, support Isra
 el’s economy during free time to explore\, shop\, and dine in Jerusalem 
 and Tel Aviv\n 	Reflect with your trip mates on a final beach day in Tel A
 viv\n
CATEGORIES:Israel
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