INTERNSHIPS       RELIGIOUS STUDY       UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS OVERSEAS       ULPAN (HEBREW STUDY)       TRAVEL, WORK, STUDY & FUN ALL IN ONE
Blake St Hebrew Congregation offers WHO Rabbi Yirmi Garfunkel WHEN Monday 8:30 pm WHERE 15 Blake St South Caulfield TOPIC After Pesach: Positive Living An intermediate level with text in English and Hebrew. CONTACT 0413027567 Chabad of Melbourne CBD and Institute for Judaism & Civilisation offers WHO Rabbi Dr Shimon Cowen WHEN Tuesdays 12:45 pm from Dec 12th to Jan 16th (not inclDec 26th) WHERE Level 3, Suite 306, 227 Collins St, Melbourne cnr Swanston TOPIC Each week covers a different topic in order "Abortion" "Chanukah- Hellenism" "Artificial Insemination and Invitro fertilisation" "Euthanasia"and "Cloning Human Beings" designed for young Jewish professionals CONTACT 0418 650 770 Chabad of Malvern offers WHO Rabbi WHEN Monday 8pm Beginners in Hebrew Reading, Tuesday 8pm Parsha Class –An in Depth analysis of the coming weeks Torah reading, and its practical application. Wednesday 8pm Talmud Class- A deep and analytical discussion of Jewish civil law and the way Jewish laws evolve to its contemporary application. Thursday 8 pm Basic Jewish mysticism discussing the concepts of G-D and how we can relate to him and improve our spiritual selves. WHERE 316 Glenferrie Road Malvern 3144 CONTACT 03 9822-3600 COST $60.00 Ora offers WHO Sussie Kievman WHEN Thursday 8:30 - 9:30 pm WHERE Home of Nicole Kornhauser, St Kilda East Parashat Hashavuah TOPIC New, small group for young women in a comfortable environment CONTACT Nicole 03 95274820 WHO Various individuals WHEN Monthly WHERE Home of Nicole Kornhauser, St Kilda East TOPIC Rosh Chodesh Event: guest speaker on unique features of that month and relevance to women in particular or entertainment Refreshments provided. New, small group for young women in a comfortable environment CONTACT Nicole 03 95274820 WHO Various individuals WHEN Monthly WHERE Home of Nicole Kornhauser, St Kilda East TOPIC Hands on Jewish artwork New, small group for young women in a comfortable environment. CONTACT Nicole for date for this month. A charge applies. RSVP please 03 95274820 WHO Nicole Kornhauser WHEN Monday 8:30 - 9:30 pm WHERE Home of Nicole Kornhauser, St Kilda East TOPIC Events in Jewish calendar, chaggim, festivals and their significance. New, small group for young women in a comfortable environment CONTACT Nicole 03 95274820 Caulfield Hebrew Congregation offers WHO Rabbi Yonason Abraham WHEN Monday 8:30 pm WHERE Home of Rabbi, 1 Carrington Gve E. St Kilda TOPIC Jewish Philosophy & Gemara, Men only CONTACT Caulfield Shule 03 95259492 or the rabbi on 0419362951 WHO Rabbi Yonason Abraham WHEN 1 hour before minchah on Shabbas WHERE Caulfield Shule, 572 Inkerman Road Caulfield TOPIC Mishnayot for beginners, Men and women CONTACT Caulfield Shule 03 95259492 or the rabbi on 0419362951 Hamakom offers WHO Debbie Miller WHEN 1.25 hours before end of Shabbas weekly WHERE Home of Debbie Miller, 177 Kooyong Road TOPIC Learning and singing with seudah shlishit (3rd meal of Shabbas) CONTACT Yvonne Fein 03 95284382 WHO Rabbi Moshe and Mrs Pinchuk WHEN Monday 6:15 - 7:15 pm, 7:15- 8:15 pm WHERE Midreshet (small house at back of Mizrachi) Balaclava Road Gemarah - Brachot TOPIC To date, only women attend. Basic Hebrew needed CONTACT Yvonne Fein 03 95284382
INTERNSHIPS Yeshiva University Gesher Internship Program of the Israeli Forum Interested in an inside look into Israeli culture? Want to experience Israel more than just a tourist? Looking for a paid summer (Australian winter) internship in Israel? Emphasis on the business, economic and cultural environment. Great for business, computing, economics, engineering, marketing and finance students. Pay is around US$600-$950. Meet top business execs, travel around historic Israel, gain great resume building experience, work for major Israeli corporations, make new friends, get paid and have fun!!! Contact Sarit Caspi if_sarit@netvision.net.il SHATIL & New Israel Fund Internship The New Israel Funds Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change Organizations in Israel offers 4 internships in areas of: resource development, communications and public relations and placement. If you are looking to engage 'Tikkun Olam' (repairing the world) and devote energy to a meaningful cause contributing to Israeli society then consider spending a year as an activist in Israel. Contact Miri Lappin miri@shatil.nif.org.il general queries Shatil@Shatil.nif.org.il
RELIGIOUS STUDY Pardes Foundation Pardes believes in rigorous text study, intellectual and spiritual growth, religious diversity and tolerance and social action. There are weekly, monthly, half-yearly and yearly study options. pardesinst@netmedia.net.il Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Information on what this stream of Judaism is about, how to apply to study there and more… rrcinfo@rrc.edu Shalom Hartman Institute SHI in Jerusalem is a leading international center for pluralist Jewish thought and education serving Israel and the Diaspora. They train educators, scholars, rabbis and community leaders, from all denominations, to think anew about the Jewish tradition. In Israel they run: Teacher Training, Beit Midrash (for university students to study Talmud and Jewish Thought together in a unique intellectual environment), Program for Journalists, Charles E. Smith High School: Where young people are educated in Jewish law and faith. ilana@shi.org.il Hebrew Union College The Irwin Daniels School of Jewish Communal Service offers 5 dual degree programs with the University of Southern California in social work, business administration, communications management, gerontology, and public administration. There is also a joint degree in Jewish education and Jewish communal service which is a three year program, a certificate program in Jewish communal service (two winters) and a one-year Masters degree program in Jewish communal service. PA graduates today are involved in community relations work, planning positions, Israel lobbying and advocacy efforts, administrative and fund-raising roles. Steven Windmueller swindmueller@huc.edu www.huc.edu
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS OVERSEAS Hebrew University Join students from around the world as you study in Jerusalem at the Hebrew University. Living at Mount Scopus Campus, study for a semester, a year or just pop over for a short course. Middle Eastern Politics and History, Jewish Mysticism and thought, law, Islam and Christianity, Archaeology field schools, languages... the list goes on. Live in dormitories, learn from lecturers students' rave about. Undergraduate, Postgraduate or just for interest. Gain credit towards your degree. Gillian Suss, vfhuvic@netspace.net.au www.austfhu.org.au (03) 9272 5511 Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, ISRAEL Overseas Student Program (OSP) Do you want to study in Israel but not feel like a tourist? BGU offers you the opportunity to live in Israel as an Israeli, learning and experiencing numerous adventures along the way. It will take your studies beyond the classroom and past the academics into the field with internships and volunteer projects. Prior to each semester, students study Hebrew language for six weeks in an intensive Ulpan. The Program includes a full range of extracurricular activities on or near campus and extensive organized touring around Israel. BGU invites you to unlock the secrets of the desert. ISRAEL OFFICE Centre for International Student Programs Ben-Gurion University of the Negev OSP@bgumail.bgu.ac.il Tel Aviv University Lowy School for Overseas Students Partake in summer, (Northern) year or semester long studies, honours, Ulpan or an M.A. There are unlimited opportunities though a touring program. You can do Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Israeli Business and Labor Relations as well as Arts and general studies. If you are studying at Monash Uni, an agreement now allows a semester or a year at TAU WITHOUT PAYING TUITION THERE! Look up the appropriate Department and email them. Then get approval from Monash for credit. Then email Prof Benjamin Isaac at Tel Aviv University (isaacb@post.tau.ac.il) who will help coordinate the later stages. Contact Lawrence Lewin lewinl@hotmail.com or call him on 95947334. osptau@post.tau.ac.il www.tau.ac.il Arava Institute for Environmental Studies Kibbutz Ketura (AIES An intensive hands-on academic program focussing on our joint environment. The program is conducted in English. Situated on the grounds of Kibbutz Ketura, adjacent to the Jordanian and Egyptian borders, the Institute serves as a regional center for conservation and environmental protection activities. ketura-aies@ketura.ardom.co.il www.haifa.ac.il or research.haifa.ac.il/~weboseas/welcome.htm University of Haifa The Department of Overseas Studies offers a diverse interdisciplinary program in Hebrew and Arabic languages, Israel and Middle East Studies, Comparative Religious Studies, Archaeology, Literature, Fine Arts, Communications, Psychology and an Honors Psychology Program, and an extensive program of professional internships. There are many Ulpan options and maritime studies, scuba diving courses and a study-tour seminar "Contemporary Israel: Myth or Miracle" university-of-haifa@worldnet.att.net or overseas@research.haifa.ac.il Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (pure sciences) The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is ranked among the world's leading science and technology universities in the quality of its research and education, size, and number of disciplines. The Technion is located on Mount Carmel in Haifa. Visiting Students who come within the framework of the Center for Student Exchange & Study Abroad are normally accepted for a program of study at the Technion which has been approved by both their Home University and the appropriate Academic Faculty at the Technion, but there are many exceptions. techsoc@netspace.net.au www.technion.ac.il Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University offers a 14 month full-time International MBA program taught entirely in English. The International MBA program provides a unique multifaceted experience ensuring the opportunity to be taught by distinguished faculty drawn from local and international educators and to study alongside individuals from around the world - furnishing you with a truly global perspective. International MBA imba@mail.biu.ac.il Junior Year of Jewish Heritage (USA) tobiu@idt.net Bar-Ilan University's Tochnit Torah V'Derech Eretz (combining uni and Torah studies!) Designed for students who wish to study Torah in Israel after high school, Tochnit Torah V'Derech Eretz is the only program in Israel that provides a university experience within a Torah environment. Students spend their mornings immersed in Judaic studies, and the afternoons enrolled in uni courses. Contact Deborah Neufeld deborahn@biuny.com www.biuny.com/handbk.html#1 The Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies @ the University of Hartford At the Greenberg Center, you will excavate the Biblical past through texts and archaeology, debate Talmudic scholars, delve into Holocaust studies, master Yiddish or Hebrew or both, discover the beauty of teaching what you have learned, explore Jewish life in America--the opportunities are endless. mgcjs@uhavax.hartford.edu
ULPAN (HEBREW STUDY) Milah's Center for the Hebrew Language and Israeli Culture A Hebrew Cultural Ulpan with focus on social, cultural and academic activities. Small classes with 6 levels offered. There is a 14 week Summer (Aussie winter) Ulpan from June 18th. There are also specialised courses in Conversational Hebrew, Written Hebrew, News and Current Affairs and Hebrew Literature. Paul Leventhal milah@netvision.net.il
TRAVEL, WORK, STUDY & FUN ALL IN ONE Hamagshimim Merez Hamagshamim is a community and absorbtion center in Israel. They offer programs for uni students and offer strong social and support networks. Hamagshimim@hadassah.org Livnot ulehibanot Learning, working, hiking, discussing, exploring, creativity, seminars. 2-3 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 month programs run all year round in Tsfat and Jerusalem for 21 -30 years olds on topics like Jewish Philosophy, Torah Text and Current Events. livnot@livnot.org.il Winter Break Collegiate Scholars Mission to Israel by Yeshivat HaMivtar Efrat (it's a US program so its over Australian Summer Dec 23 - Jan 14) Spend 3 weeks delving into any of Jewish Philosophy, Jewish History, Middle-Eastern Politics, Contemporary Issues in Judaism, Talmud or even Alef-Bet. You'll also go on trips to the Golan, Sfat and newly discovered tunnels in Jerusalem. Contact David Felsenthal rvpdave@acninc.net or rabbidave@ou.org www.ou.org The WUJS Institute International Center for Hebrew and Jewish Studies in Arad. The WUJS (World Union of Jewish Students) Institute offers young Jewish graduates and professionals (21-35) from all over the world an opportunity to come and experience Israel in the most exciting and creative manner possible. Our work, study and travel programs are designed to expose participants to all aspects of life in Israel, including finding work and Hebrew learning. wujsarad@netvision.net.il TASP - Teach and Study Program in Tel Aviv DO YOU want to make a difference in Israel ? DO YOU want a challenge after university ? DO YOU want to teach Israeli children the international language ? DO YOU want to earn a master's degree and assure career advancement ? DO YOU want to experience the excitement of Israel's most dynamic city ? The Tel Aviv Teach and Study Program is a unique opportunity to teach English in Israel, study for an MA, learn Hebrew and live as an Israeli. tasp@isralink.co.il Living Routes They develop uni-level, "ecovillage"-based educational programs that promote sustainability. They are developing a semester program on Green Kibbutzim in Israel. They also run a 3-week program each January to a Permaculture community in Australia called Crystal Waters. Daniel@ic.org www.LivingRoutes.org Yachdav Young UIA presents tours of Israel usually during July or August. Join hundreds of Jewish leaders from around the world asyou visit Jewish landmarks, tour an army base, visit high-tech industries and meet Israeli government leaders. Contact Lyana Rotstein: lrotstein@mira.net or call 03 92725549 www.kh-uia.org.il JFP and YP Make the most of your summer, at an affordable cost. Aish offers two dynamic and inspiring programs to Israel, the Jerusalem Fellowships Program (JFP) and the Young Professionals program (YP). Stopovers in Europe and America before or after the programs can be arranged for both programs for very little extra cost. JFP caters for those between the ages 18 and 26. Over 4 unforgettable weeks you will see, feel and experience all Israel has to offer, stretch your mind listening to some of world's greatest speakers, share the time of your life with new friends..... You don't want to be left behind! Contact Lauren for more details 0402 011 381 llevy@aish.com YP offers a shorter program, understanding the demands of the professional world, fitting in with your Christmas break. Join other young professionals from around Australia at the end of December the YP, as we depart for 2 jam packed weeks experiencing the best of Israel. Cost: $500 + air Contact Melora for more details: 03 9326 1183. For both programs you can stay on afterwards and learn FOR FREE Camp America Australia Return to the www.j-net.com.au Sitemap Page Return to the Jewish Melbourne Events Return to the Graham Friedman Jewish Melbourne Events List Return to the J-Net Home Page