5-Month Immersive: Live. Work. Learn.

Dates: 
February 2, 2022 - June 26, 2022

Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2021
Applicants are interviewed on a rolling basis

The 5-Month Immersive is a framework for meaningful volunteer work with educational, community, and human rights organizations, doing grassroots work with Palestinians and Israelis in and around Jerusalem. Participants volunteer in individualized placements, while traveling extensively, and learning with leaders in the field. Together, we build a dynamic learning community in which we explore and shape Jewish culture, identity, and activism as individuals and as part of a greater whole. 

Achvat Amim focuses on developing practical skills in community building, organizing, and education through immersive volunteer projects and engaging with social change and human rights movements. We engage with the challenging realities on the ground in Israel-Palestine and the West Bank and take an active role in building on our rich history and traditions. 

Achvat Amim combines participatory learning, outdoor experiences, seminars, and trips around the country with work on real projects with leading human rights and community organizations. 

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Program Cost & Scholarships

Looking for the Rabbis for Human Rights Community Scholarship & Volunteer Placement? Full details here.

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What do I do all day?

The program is built on three main components - working, learning, and living in Jerusalem. 

Live

Live in Jerusalem, a city of diversity, conflict and beauty. Build pluralist Jewish community and shape collective culture.

Work

Volunteer doing grassroots work with leading human rights organizations. Build the movement alongside Israeli and Palestinian activists.

Learn

Learn in a participatory process which intertwines political and spiritual learning. Speak Hebrew and Arabic. Develop leadership and community organizing skills.

Sample Weekly Schedule
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	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Morning	Learning Day	Placement	Placement	Placement	Learning Day Processing	Free Day	Free Day
Afternoon	Learning Day	Placement	Placement	Placement	Activist skills building workshop or Ruchani class	Free Day	Free Day
Evening	Free Evening	House Meeting	Free Evening	Hebrew or Arabic Class	Free Evening	Shabbat Dinner with Friends	Free Evening

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Are you already living in the region? Find out more about the Justice Fellowship and Thursday Learning Group.