5-Month Immersive: Live. Work. Learn.

Dates: 
September 20, 2022 - February 7, 2023
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. 

What do I do all day?

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

Live

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

Work

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

Learn

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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
Free Time
Free Day
Free Day
Afternoon
Learning Day
Placement
Placement
Placement
Communal Check-in
Free Day
Free Day
Evening
Free Evening
House Meeting
Free Evening
Hebrew or Arabic Class
Ruchani Learning
Shabbat Dinner with Friends
Free Evening
Are you already living in the region? Find out more about the Justice Fellowship and Thursday Learning Group. 
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