09.08.2009
| Program | Description | Time | Target Audience |
| Living in the Galilee today | |||
| Neighbors - personal encounter | an examination of the challenge of creating a Jewish, democratic state: introductory lecture, and structured discussion with Jewish and Palestinian residents of the Galilee, citizens of Israel, in their village or town. | 2.5 hrs | 8th gr. and up, families |
| The Shorashim Story - lecture/ discussion | a close-up look at Jewish settlement in the Galilee today: Moshav Shorashim as a case study - history, demography, pioneering, community, pluralism, privatization, coexistence | 1 hr | all ages |
| Utopia Now! - simulation (at Shorashim) | simulating the planning and creation of a new community: teams try to reach consensus on guiding values, governance, economy, religious life, admission policy, etc.; comparison of results to the real history of Shorashim | 1.5 hrs; longer version available | all ages, families |
| Jewish history in the Galilee | |||
| The Silence of Rabbi Yossi - study tour | a seminar/tour integrating text study with a tour of the magnificent excavations at Zippori. Key topics: living in two cultures; development of the Oral Law | 2 hrs | 10th gr. and up |
| A Tale of Two Cities | A seminar/tour integrating text study, experiential activities and a tour of two impressive historical sites. Activities can include firing Roman-era catapults, drawing water from ancient cisterns, making mosaics and individual exploration. Key topics: the Great Revolt, living under Roman rule. | 1 day | 7th gr. And up, families |
| Lost in Safed - experiential exploration | a structured tour of Safed in small groups, based on a fictional mystery plot, involving text study, visual cues, and personal encounters | 2.5 hrs | 10th gr. and up, families |
| Sites and Sources - study tours | · Bet She’arim · Yodfat · Haifa · Korazim · Kinneret graveyard | 2 hrs | 10th gr. and up |
| Special Activities - simulation activities at Shorashim | · the Midrash Game: understand the process of Oral Law
| 2 hrs | 8th gr. and up |
| Lectures | · the “denominations” in Judaism, past and present · the New Jew: Zionism as a revolution in Jewish identity · the Jewish roots of Christianity · spiritual search in the Galilee | 1.5 hrs | 10th gr. and up |
Special programs can be tailored to specific requests – please ask us!