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Welcome to the MAP Homepage! |
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What is MAP? Masa Activities for Participants has been developed to provide MASA participants with additional cultural activities, resources, workshops, and programs beyond your own program's agenda. Such opportunities are meant to not only provide you with educational and cultural opportunities, but also enable you to meet other MASA participants from around the world.
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Footprints, the participant newsletter, is a monthly publication designed to highlight your work and contribution here in Israel while providing you with quality information concerning your time in Israel, Israeli culture and society, and opportunities with MASA.
See the latest editions:
September, October, November, December |
Do You have news, events, pictures, essays, or experiences you would like to share with other MASA participants?
Contact Erin at masamap@masaisrael.org
to meet Erin, the MASA MAP Participant Coordinator and
Footprints Editor click here |
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Want to find a synagogue for Shabbat services?
Saw someone once at a MAP event and want to see them again?
Want up to date information on MASA?
Who better to ask than yourselves?
Make MASA Friends on Facebook |
MASA Participant Profiles
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Participant Profile: Dima Lazarev Dima Lazarev relates his journey from Uzbekistan to the Holon Institute of Technology in Israel and how, ironically, he has confronted the most negativity to his Zionism and desire to make aliyah from Israelis he has come across here in Israel. |
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Not for Sale Career Israel participant Liliya Dudnik is interning at the Task Force on Human Trafficking, an organization dedicated to eliminating human trafficking in Israel. It is estimated that between 600,000 and 800,000 women and children are trafficked across international boarders every year. Read about Liliya's experience, the reality of the sex-trade here in Israel, and see how you can help end modern slavery. |
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Matt Bar and Bible Rap Through the combination of business, creative and educational exposure at the PresentTense Institute for Creative Judaism and the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies, Matt Bar's Bible Rap Project has the potential to become an educational enterprise in Hebrew school classrooms around the world. |
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Click here to see photos of MASA's 2007 BFL (Building Future Leadership) Seminar Series Participants!! |
MASA Interns in North America see where they came from, what they did and what they're doing in America.
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Coffee & Confusion Hebrew Union College's Jen Gubitz relates the comical side of foreigness. |
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Israel from the Inside Out OTZMA's Shana Dorfman analyzes her year in Israel, her experiences, the things she would have done differently, and her plans for the future as she nears her date of departure. |
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The People you Meet MASA Alumn, Eric Lightman, reflects on the elements of his experience in Israel that have remain with him one year later. | |
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MAP is also here to provide MASA participants with resources, information, and contacts here in Israel.
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MAP's Top Ten
News, Announcements & Events
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Picture Credit: the Carter Center
Project Shinui
www.themerkaz.org
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Think Globally, Act Locally
It’s the peace-process without the politicians. Two kids, two languages, two religions. One friendship. Jamie has been best friends with Majid for over five years. As they sit reading, a volunteer helps them with their English, enabling them to pursue their dreams as equals.
There are many ways to help create
co-existence in Israel.
This is just one of them.
If you’re looking to create social change and you’re not sure how to do it, or you’re not satisfied with your current volunteering placement, contact Binyamin Rose MSW, our coordinator at Project Shinui, Hadassah. shinui@themerkaz.org or visit our website at http://www.themerkaz.org/ for further information.
Your gateway to making a difference. |
Already thinking about how to get back to Israel after your program?
If you've been to Israel on a MASA-affiliated program, you can win an
El Al gift certficate by recruiting new MASA participants through MASA’s recruiters program:
Friends Bringing Friends
details registration form |
| Holiday of the Holidays |
Every December Haifa hosts the Holiday of Holidays, a week long festival devoted to the promotion of patience and understanding between the three religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This year's festival, now in its 14th year, will run from December 1st to December 8th 2007. |
Festival Beshekel
is looking for
INTERNS!
A non-profit organization founded by the prominent Israeli musicians including |
 | Sha'anan Streett, (lead singer of Hadag Nachash) Festival Beshekel was created to combat cultural impoverishment in Israel's periphery by promoting culture and art through music festivals that only cost 1 Shekel.
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Festival Beshekel is seeking a native English speaker (decent Hebrew is a big advantage) to translate their website and to be involved in PR and resource development.
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If interested please contact Mickey Gitzin mickey@beshekel.org.il
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Join Pardes During Your Break!
December 26-27 and January 6-7
The Pardes Winter Learning Seminar gives you a taste of Pardes’ intensive learning experience in an open, co-ed environment. Learn compelling classical texts with Jews from the full spectrum of beliefs and practices.
Open to men and women age 19 and up.
Two-day tuition is $25 for university students & $50 for others.
Early bird tuition (until 20 December) is $20 & $45.
Sign up with our online registration form.
For more information contact winter@pardes.org.il |
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