Mazel Tov and Congratulations! You have been accepted as an Achvat Amim Justice Fellow.
Scheduling & Commitment
Seminars are Sundays [approximately 9:00am -4:00pm] The learning process is carefully designed to build on itself so being present in the flow of the program is important. Additionally, we will be having deeply meaningful and difficult conversations during the learning process, which require community and trust. Achvat Amim expects that those joining the Justice Fellowship will be present for all learning days and trips besides extenuating circumstances. If you foresee a scheduling conflict or missing additional seminars, please reach out to discuss.
Please note the additional dates of opening and closing seminar in your calendar: Opening seminar: Sunday February 11, 2024 (9:30a-4:30p), Closing seminar: Friday June 7, 2024 (6:00p-9:00p),
We will be having deeply meaningful and difficult conversations on the fellowship, which require community and trust. Additionally, the learning process has been carefully designed to build on itself so being present in the flow of the program is important. Achvat Amim expects that fellows will be present for all learning days besides extenuating circumstances. If you foresee a scheduling conflict or missing additional seminars, please reach out to discuss.
Important Dates February 11th Opening Seminar March 21st - 24th South Trip May 16th - 19th North Trip June 2nd - 7th Closing Seminar
Learning Days:
February 11th Opening Seminar HOME/LAND
Feb 18th: Home in the Jewish Imagination: Zionism and Diasporism
Feb 25th: Nakba, Nationalism, and Palestinian Identity Formation
March 3rd: Land and Law: System of Occupation and Alternatives to Conquest
March10th: Holocaust, Anti-Semitism, and the Legacy of Collective Trauma
March 21st - 24th: South Trip
PEOPLE/PEOPLEHOOD
March 31st: Peoplehood and Mythmaking: A Case Study in Hebron
April 7th: Jewish Life across the Green Line
April 14th: Center and Periphery in Jewish Identity
April 21st: Gender, Feminism, and Queerness in Israeli Society
April 28th: Judaism and Organizing: Secular and Religious Identity on the Left
SELF/DETERMINATION
May 5th: Gaza and Strategies of Resistance
May 12th: Palestinian Agricultural Economies and Food Justice
May 16th - 19th: North Trip
May 26th: Climate and Environmental Justice: An Exploration of Co-Resistance