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February 4

Women's Torah Project

Kadima has commissioned the first Torah in history to be scribed and completely embellished by women.

Middle East Peace Camp

A grassroots Arab and Jewish coalition dedicated to embracing our common humanity by empowering children and youth.

Kitah Vav - Sixth Grade

Israel: Land, People, Politics

The students in Kitah Vav will explore the people, politics, and land of modern Israel. The class will spend a short time studying the formation of ancient Israel and tracing the evolution of that land and its people to the 20th century. They will discover that there was an ongoing, though small, Jewish presence in what is now Israel since biblical times. Kitah Vav will study the development of Zionism, its effect on politics and its relationship to religious Judaism, etc. They will learn about Israel’s socialist leanings (the kibbutzim and moshavim) and see how the military, the wars of independence, Palestinian refugee camps, terrorist acts, and the Intifada have effected the collective psyche in Israel.

Once the students have a general understanding of the history of this volatile area, they will begin an in-depth study of the current socio-political situations. Finally, students will be expected to propose their own solutions to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the religious-secular Jewish conflict, and the conflicts among the Jewish of different edot. Kitah Vav will examine how the Jewish holidays are celebrated in modern Israel.