Eretz Yisrael

Teach chanachim about independence of Israel

Think about what the ideal Yishuv should look likeClarify your values on the Hityashvut.See the dilemmas facing people living in

IsraelSee how you can affect your life more by living in

IsraelSee what a place planned by and for only Jewish people can be like.

Show how absorption into

Israel is not always simple

1. The chanichim should understand that the issue of disengagement is not black and white, and there are emotional, ideological, political and personal sentiments behind each and every opinion.

2. The chanichim should see that this is an issue that every Israeli cares about, and that American Jews should think about and attempt to form opinions about as well.

Objective:  To expose the chanichim to the different religious, political and social aspects of Israeli society. 

In addition, to give the chanichim an opportunity to think about how and why Israeli society manifests these different views in the ways that it does.  (ie why bumper stickers?)