Over the past year, Israel has become my passion, especially after my summer in Israel. Because of that, I wish to spread my knowledge about Israel. Through this I realized the only way to spread my passion about Israel to others is to incorporate it in another passion of mine, Keshet. Keshet, which in Hebrew means rainbow, is a program for people who have special needs. Every sunday I volunteer on a one-on-one basis with someone who has special needs. Every Sunday we learn new Jewish traditions and culture. But these teachings are dry. From Kindergarden to eighth grade I went to Solomon Schechter, a private Jewish school, where I learned Jewish traditions and cultures in Israel. But these teachings had no connection to me. I learned, but I never really processed or cared. I knew the history, but it never felt like mine; I knew the culture, but still I lacked the connection. This detachment changed after my five week summer trip to Israel, Germany and Poland. Soon I saw Israel as my own - it was my history that I learned, my culture. This new passion is what I want to spread to my peers. I want the people at Keshet to feel the same thing I feel - the same connection. So for my project, I am creating an Israel day. The day will consist of a variety of stations: One station will be to create your own wall for Israel by having a long poster board being spread on the ground. The participants can draw something important on the board and this will be Keshet's own wall. Another station will be an army station, where the participants will have to complete activiites to get their stamp from them. Those are just a few examples. For starters, the participants will be given a book and at each station they will be placing the stamp in the book and at the end of all the stations, the participant can say that s/he traveled to Israel. I can't wait for my Israel day!