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Dear Friends,

One of the most powerful moments in the Purim story is when Mordechai tells Esther that she needs to use her royal connections to intercede on behalf of the Jews. Esther is justifiably petrified and points out how dangerous that would be. "If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from elsewhere, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if it was not but for a time like this that you became a queen.” 
(Esther 4:14). Tough love? Maybe.  Or maybe he was giving her the push she needed to step up, face the situation and fulfil her destiny - and she does just that. The Purim story calls to us all to stand up and take action, no matter how hard that might be. At BINA we believe in the transformative power of social action, just like Esther we can’t sit back and wait for someone else to act. We all - as individuals and as a community - have to speak out, step forward and stand up for what we believe in.  So this Purim, I hope that we can all take inspiration from Esther's strength and the courage of her convictions and each do our bit to make a difference.

Chag Purim Sameach!
Julia Tobias
Director of International Communications
BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change
Purim with BINA!
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This year BINA is celebrating Purim with two unique events in Haifa and Beer Sheva! Join us at Bar Galim in Haifa for a BINA Megilla reading, followed by a musical performance, Purim costume competition and a dance party!
Click here for more information (in Hebrew).

In Beer Sheva, come to the Secular Yeshiva and join our communal Megilla reading which will be followed by music and dancing!  
Click here for more information (in Hebrew).
International Women's Day 2019 i24 News
"Women need to take responsibility, we need to raise awareness and change the fact that girls aren't given the education, roles and responsibilities to be leaders. We need to have the right education, awareness and language to have women take up leadership roles in Jewish life."

Watch Noga Brenner Samia, BINA Deputy Director, discuss women in Israeli society and in Jewish life in an interview on i24 News to mark International Women's Day 2019. Watch now >>
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Darwin Day: Evolution and Faith i24 News
How does Darwin's theory of evolution fit into Judaism? Can we reconcile the two? Is there a contradiction between faith and reason? Watch Eran Baruch, BINA's CEO on i24NEWS English in a fascinating panel discussion on Darwinism and the doctrine of evolution here >>
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More BINA Celebrations!
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 BINA opens first U.S.
Secular Yeshiva in Palo Alto, CA

BINA has opened up the 1st American branch of the Secular Yeshiva in partnership with the Oshman Family JCC and the Posen Foundation. The first course is called "Judaism: The New Basics" and offers locals an opportunity to explore Judaism from an Israeli-style secular-cultural perspective.  

Click to read the full article in The J Weekly.
Visit BINA!
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As the weather heats up, more and more groups are coming to visit the BINA campus in Tel Aviv - to meet with BINA students and faculty, to study Jewish texts in new and exciting ways, and to tour south Tel Aviv and explore issues such as refugees, Israeli society and social justice in the Jewish state.
WANTED: Young Jews Who Want to Change the World!
Do you know any Jewish young adults who want to change the world? Registration is now open for both BINA Gap Year in Tel Aviv (ages 18-20) and BINA's MITF Tel Aviv+ (ages 21-35)
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BINA Gap Year in Tel Aviv is the FIRST gap year to offer an international English-speaking track within a real Israeli Mechina. Spend 10 months living, learning and volunteering together with Israeli peers. Explore Israel, study Judaism and social justice, volunteer with refugees and at-risk youth, and make Israeli friends that will last a lifetime! It's an affordable program, with college credit available!
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BINA's MITF (Masa Israel Teaching Fellows) Tel Aviv+ is a NEW program for Jewish college grads who want to spend 5 months teaching English in Tel Aviv + 5 months teaching in one of Israel's small cities (Beit Shean, Nazareth, Rahat or Ramla) and GET PAID.

Fellows get professional training, trips across Israel, and more! 
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BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change, operates under the Israeli nonprofit "Merchavim Chevra Lechinuch Vetarbut".

BINA operates under the Israeli nonprofit Merchavim, with the support of the Kibbutz Movement and the Posen Foundation. BINA is proudly funded by the UJA-Federation of New York, as well as additional supporters, including: Avi Chai Foundation, Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation,  Federation CJA Montreal, Feldman Foundation, Gimprich Foundation, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest, Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Leichtag Foundation, Levi Lassen Foundation, Littauer Foundation, Matanel Foundation, Montefiore Endowment, Morris Levinson Foundation, Shahaf Foundation, Alan B. Slifka Foundation, Ziering Family Foundation, dozens of municipalities across Israel and hundreds of private donors. 
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