| Dear friends,
Summer is here in Israel, and with it Shavuot and Pride month. This month we're proud to share our upcoming Pride and Shavuot events in the USA and Israel as well as our free downloadable new resources for Shavuot and Pride.
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The last spots on our fall programs - MITF Tel Aviv+ and BINA Gap Year in Tel Aviv are quickly filling up so if you're interested in joining us in the fall, apply now before it's too late!
Happy Summer and Chag Shavuot Sameach!
The BINA Family
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| What's "queer" about the Book of Ruth and the holiday of Shavuot? What can we learn from Ruth to make our own communities more inclusive and welcoming of LGBTQ people, immigrants, and all people?
Explore these questions and more in our special lesson plan with guiding questions, interactive activities and more! Adaptable for all ages and groups and independent learning.
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PALO ALTO, CA: Night Shift
Join us for Night Shift: the official launch event of the Secular Yeshiva in Palo Alto, a partnership between BINA and the Oshman Family JCC! (Special thanks to the Posen Foundation!)
The event will feature: live music, text study, performance art, conversation, movement and delicious food! Keynote speaker bestselling author Nicole Krauss and musical performance by Sammy Miller and the Congregation and more!
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| TEL AVIV: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Join BINA for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, a magical Tikun Leil Shavuot in Tel Aviv - a night full of Jewish learning, culture, music, food, comedy, drag and more. With activities in English and Hebrew from 8:30pm until 5am!
Featuring live performances by Drag Side of the Moon, Marrakesh Express and more! Entrance is free but register now.
Click for for more info about events in Haifa, Jerusalem, Be'er Sheva and India.
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Noga Brenner Samia @ the Meyerson JCC, Manhattan
Saturday Night, June 8 at the Marlene Myerson JCC Manhattan
BINA Deputy Director Noga Brenner Samia will lead a session on “The Night Scene in the Book of Ruth: Romance or Manipulation? Seduction or Salvation” at 1:45am!
More details and registration on the JCC website
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BINA Gap Year in Tel Aviv
A real Israeli gap year with an English-speaking track. Spend 10 months living, learning and volunteering in Tel Aviv with Israelis your age! Gain new skills, make an impact, explore Israel and make friends for a lifetime!
Last spots available! Apply now!
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| MITF Tel Aviv+
The only Masa program where you get paid to live, learn and teach English in Tel Aviv! Earn a generous monthly stipend AND get free housing in Tel Aviv and a flight reimbursement. Get professional training, trips, tours and more!
Spots are filling fast! Apply today!
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| "My encounter as a young Israeli woman with American Judaism made me dedicate my life to the examination and creation of a relevant Jewish spiritual and values-based lifestyle. Over the years, I found secular Judaism in Israel as a place where I felt at home..." - Tova Birnbaum
Read the full, inspiring piece in the latest edition of the Peoplehood Papers. By Tova Birnbaum, BINA educator, one of the founders of the Secular Yeshiva in Tel Aviv and now Director of Jewish Content – and the first BINA U.S. Secular Yeshiva - at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. Read more >>>
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| Southern Israel Tour Day
Our MITF fellows went for a special up-close day tour of southwestern Israel near the Gaza border. They met local residents, security experts, and activists from across the political spectrum. They even met the amazing animals at the Israel Animal Therapy Center.
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In addition to teaching English 4 days a week, our MITF fellows get to travel throughout Israel and learn up-close about the political, social and cultural diversity of Israel - exploring many corners and faces of Israel that most tourists never meet.
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| Tour the hidden sides of Tel Aviv and explore such topics as refugees, immigration, Jewish identity, LGBTQ history and pluralism in Israel.
Get a taste of a BINA-style secular-Israeli interactive Jewish learning session about: Judaism and democracy, queerness, environmentalism & 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, Honey Foundation for Israel, 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.
WWW.BINA.ORG.IL/EN
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