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1000 Youngsters! Rio de Janeiro community has nearly 3000 youngsters.

This slide presentation is also shown to the youngsters and their parents

Israel, local Jewish communities and leading Jewish philanthropists Provides,

to Israel Over 200,000 young adults from 52 countries Diminish the assimilation

1 1000 Youngsters! Rio de Janeiro community has nearly 3000 youngsters. Hillel alone took 1/3 of all local youngsters in only 4 years! This slide presentation is also shown to the youngsters and their parents TAGLIT BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL in the world Unique partnership between the people of Israel, local Jewish communities and leading Jewish philanthropists Provides, for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26 the gift of first time educational trip to Israel Over 200,000 young adults from 52 countries Diminish the assimilation Strength the Jewish Identity Strength the connection with Israel Strength the connection with Jewish Communities

projects Make them part of the Jewish community and Israel.

2 Preparation: 9 meetings before the trip with educational activities During the trip: lectures and meetings with important people in Israel Post Taglit: Involve the participants with the Hillel Rio projects Make them part of the Jewish community and Israel. Being interested with their issues The beginning The process starts with a big meeting, in which we explain the program and inscribe the candidates.

3 The beginning Record number of registrations! Every candidate is personal interviewed by the coordination. Candidates divided according to their ages. Development of the preparatory activities by the coordinator. Strict selection of the madrichim by the profiles needed. Madrichim training Focus in the objective! Madrichim selection Individually interviewed and selected by their profiles and experiences in hadrachá. They had been part of Tnuot Noar for almost all their lives and had passed a year, at least, in Israel. Big emphasis in their knowledge about Judaism, Jewish community, Israeli History, Hasbará, Zionism, Team Working, Hadrachá, etc Staff training Orientation Tochnit Israel Tochnit Brazil Returning

Staff 2008 The preparation an educational process 2 madrichim per group who are responsible to give the 9 peulot To complement activities, additional material and information are found in the group's

4 Staff 2008 The preparation an educational process 2 madrichim per group who are responsible to give the 9 peulot To complement activities, additional material and information are found in the group's blog: -To prepare the chanichim as a group providing content and dynamics to improve their experience in Israel and after. -To bring a environment open to a debate allowing every chanichim to expose its own questions and look for its own answers. -Help chanichim to look for books, movies and other sources on their your own.

5 Peulá 1 Getting to know the group. Introduce and get the chanichim acquainted with each other. Methodology Introductory games First group picture Lechaim Letter Youngster first thoughts on expectations for the trip 1 st activity

Peulá 2 Jewish Identity and Pluralism To motivate chanichim to think about their Jewish Identity and possibly

To make clear to all participants the meaning of Pluralist Judaism in Taglit Birthright and at Hillel.

in Taglit and Hillel. Methodology Les Tango des Rashevski movie Debate Conclusion PLURALISM!

introduce and explain some basic Judaism concepts and symbols to all chanichim, and have them be familiar with it.

6 Peulá 2 Jewish Identity and Pluralism To motivate chanichim to think about their Jewish Identity and possibly strengthening it. To make clear to all participants the meaning of Pluralist Judaism in Taglit Birthright and at Hillel. To reinforce the importance of each participants with their own differences and singularities for Judaism practiced in Taglit and Hillel. Methodology Les Tango des Rashevski movie Debate Conclusion PLURALISM!!! Triangle: People/ Religion/ Israel Peulá 3 Judaism history, culture, traditions, religion and symbols To introduce and explain some basic Judaism concepts and symbols to all chanichim, and have them be familiar with it. Reinforce (always) that debate and discussion are important in Pluralist Judaism at Hillel and that only by questioning and participating, chanichim will feel they belong and are responsible for the community. Methodology QUIZZ game tasks, questions and challenges

Peula 4 Lecture Understand the relation between the Jewish people

!! To show to all chanichim an Israel they can identify with and

Israel, to involve chanichim and to connect them to Israel in a

7 Peula 4 Lecture Understand the relation between the Jewish people and Israel. Peulá 5 Coffee and Debate: Israel Today!!! To show to all chanichim an Israel they can identify with and that is attractive: modernity, culture, history, youth, nature, universities, high tech, and other... Through the debate of themes and issues present day by day in Israel, to involve chanichim and to connect them to Israel in a more profound way. Methodology Power point presentation about the modern Israel Today Debates about Israel Society`s dilemmas

8 Barbecue Peulá6 Getting together and knowing each other in an external location Group s union Peulá 7 Show them the importance of the group to the journey s success Methodology Game involving collective effort Discussion about what happened Finish talking about issues like responsibility, punctuality, etc...

Rules and Itineraries Peulá 8 Explain, again, the program's rules and

auditorium Tell and explain each rule, its reason and its consequences

activity ends with a great Kiddush and the wish of a good trip Peulá 9

9 Rules and Itineraries Peulá 8 Explain, again, the program's rules and present their itineraries Methodology Join all the chanichim in a big auditorium Tell and explain each rule, its reason and its consequences The madrichim show and explain the itineraries to their groups The activity ends with a great Kiddush and the wish of a good trip Peulá 9 Kabalat Shabbat with the group at Midrash Cultural Center Have wonderful trip to Israel!!!

In Israel Avraham Infeld Besides visit usual sites, our Taglit group also

Infeld, the chaver knesset Shlomo Mola and the prominent Kibbutz Movement

Muki Tzur Shlomo Mola In Israel Another tochnit, with 6 peulot, specially

10 In Israel Avraham Infeld Besides visit usual sites, our Taglit group also meets important people in Israel nowadays as the famous educator Avraham Infeld, the chaver knesset Shlomo Mola and the prominent Kibbutz Movement historian Muki Tzur. Muki Tzur Shlomo Mola In Israel Another tochnit, with 6 peulot, specially developed for our students Peulot themes Israeli Society Jewish Values Shoa / preparatory to Yad VaShem Judaism Nowadays Kibbutzim Peulat Sikum

And the work continues when they come back!

share stories and special moments of the trip and get more involved with

A second encounter is created in order to awake the youngsters of the Rio de

In the last barbecue, around 300 participants from all editions of the project!

11 And the work continues when they come back! In the first reunion participants of the TAGLIT BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL Hillel Rio share stories and special moments of the trip and get more involved with Hillel's House activities and projects. A second encounter is created in order to awake the youngsters of the Rio de Janeiro Jewish Community: The Mega Taglit Rio Barbecue. In the last barbecue, around 300 participants from all editions of the project! Groups are once again reunited for a third activity, in which they debate on the future of Judaism. In the fourth encounter, participants have the opportunity to learn a little bit more about the Jewish community through a fun activity. More activities as they return: Parties Jewish Studies Cultural Discovery Tzedek projects Pubs Yad Vaed Project

12 Post Project SAVE A CHILD`S HEART PROJECT: Participants joined the project for 1 month after their experience in Taglit Thank you!

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