ISRAEL EXPERIENCES
Experience post–October 7 Israel, together, in Israel.
OVERVIEW
Israel education has always been evolving, shaped by history, people, and place. In the wake of October 7 and its ongoing aftermath, experiencing Israel has taken on new urgency and meaning.
Israel Experiences brings communities from across North America to Israel to learn together in this moment. We gather educators, communal professionals, clergy, and lay leaders for immersive experiences that center people, relationships, and real questions about Israel today.
Grounded in The iCenter’s broader approach to Israel education, these experiences reflect the core building blocks of meaningful learning: lived experience, diverse narratives, relationship-centered engagement, and intentional reflection. By learning in Israel itself, participants encounter these elements in real time and connect what they experience to how Israel is taught, discussed, and lived in their own communities.
GOALS
PARTICIPANTS WILL:
Engage with diverse Israeli voices and lived experiences that reflect the complexity of post–October 7 Israel.
Learn educational and communal approaches that support thoughtful, responsible engagement with Israel in this moment and beyond.
Strengthen relationships within their community through shared learning and reflection in Israel.
Practice grappling with complexity, disagreement, and multiple perspectives in a facilitated learning environment.
Return home with language, questions, and ideas they can bring into classrooms, institutions, and communal spaces.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?
The iCenter’s Israel Experiences are designed for participants who are:
Educators, communal professionals, clergy, and lay leaders
Responsible for shaping learning and conversation about Israel in their communities
Willing to engage complexity with openness and care
Interested in learning alongside others across roles and institutions
Committed to ongoing teaching, leadership, and communal engagement related to Israel
Each experience is intentionally curated for the specific community participating.
FORMAT & LOGISTICS
Every Israel Experience is customized for each community. We work closely with communal leadership to design experiences that reflect shared goals, existing relationships in Israel, and the questions participants are bringing with them.
The experience may include facilitated dialogue, site-based learning, cultural encounters, and structured opportunities for reflection. Days are immersive and designed to support learning, relationship-building, and meaning-making.
BRING AN ISRAEL EXPERIENCE TO YOUR COMMUNITY
We invite you to start a conversation with our team to explore goals, timing, and possibilities.
If you have any questions, please contact Dan Tatar.
