01/27/2016
Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Women, Blog, I-connect
Hi, my name is Ruthy, and I am from Cleveland, Ohio. After years of Jewish Day School and summers at Camp Yavneh I have grown to have a deep passion for Israel.
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11/17/2015
Tags: Federation, Onward, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Women, Blog, I-connect
Hi, I’m Benji. I am an alumni of Orange High School in Pepper Pike. Before graduating from Emory University with a degree in Computer Science, I spent the summer as an Onward Israel Cleveland participant, interning at Tel Aviv’s finest algorithm-trading company.
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08/05/2015
Tags: Onward, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Women, I-connect, Federation
Meet Alyssa. She’s been to Israel before, but she’s ready to go back again – this time, for the entire summer! Alyssa is a participant with Onward Israel Cleveland, an 8-week program where students ages 20-25 live and intern in Tel Aviv. Follow Alyssa’s journey on this blog each week, and to learn more about all Israel opportunities, visit our I-Connect Page.
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07/28/2015
Tags: Federation, Onward, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Women, Blog, I-connect
Meet Sivan. She’s a Cleveland native, but this summer she’s living and interning in Israel! Sivan is a participant with Onward Israel Cleveland, a program that allows 20-25 year olds to spend their summers living and interning for 8 weeks in Tel Aviv. Follow Sivan’s journey every week to see all the amazing things she’s doing while in Tel Aviv! To learn more about this experience, visit our I-connect page.
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07/15/2015
Tags: I-connect, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Teens
Mara Geller visited Israel for the first time when she was 16. After graduating from high school and continuing her education at the University of Michigan, Mara joined Hillel and went on Birthright with her best friend. One night while on the beach in Tel Aviv, she and her friend promised each other to return one day to live in Tel Aviv.
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07/15/2015
Tags: I-connect, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Partner
Josh and Becca met as counselors at summer camp and got engaged in August 2014. In the months leading up to their wedding, they spent six months on a Masa Israel Fellowship, living and learning in Haifa.
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07/15/2015
Tags: I-connect, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Teens
When Jeremy Goldberg’s grandparents relocated from the northeast to Lorain, Ohio, a small town 25 minutes outside of Cleveland about sixty years ago, there were many other Jewish families planted along the lake. By the time Jeremy began elementary school, he was one of five Jewish students in his class.
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07/15/2015
Tags: I-connect, Beit Shean, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Teens, Women
Cleveland’s sister city in Israel, Beit Shean, has a lot to offer: beautiful natural springs, breathtaking mountaintop views, and an opportunity for American college graduates to teach English to young Israeli students.
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07/07/2015
Tags: Birthright, Israel, Federation, I-connect, Overseas, Young Adults, Women, Teens, Beit Shean
Find out what the Cleveland Community Birthright trip has been up to during their 10 days in Israel!
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06/26/2015
Tags: Onward, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Women, Blog, I-connect
Meet Jenna. She’s a Clevelander who attends Ohio University, but this summer she’s interning in Israel! Jenna is a participant with Onward Israel Cleveland, a program that allows 20-25 year olds to spend their summers living, working, and playing for 8 weeks in Tel Aviv. Follow Jenna’s journey on this blog each week, and to learn more about all Israel opportunities, visit I-connect page.
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