Twenty-four participants of icnext Cohort 2 (Formerly known as AFUWOFI) will leave for a
10-day mission to Israel on Sunday June
15. Following seven months’ immersion in Israeli history, culture and current events, these juniors and seniors from Cleveland area high schools will be able to experience Israel directly. Their itinerary will take them to Israel’s southern and northern borders and cities as well as Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
This year mission theme will be “The exploration of the Israeli Family and its complexity”.
In addition, the teens will celebrate Shabbat and enjoy home hospitality in Cleveland’s partnership community of Beit She’an/Hemek Hamayanot. Their hosts will be Israeli teens whom they hosted in Cleveland last March. Other highlights of this Jewish Federation of Cleveland-funded program will include meeting with Israeli artists, journalists, security and army personnel.
Throughout their time in Israel, the icnext-ites will document their experiences and impressions with photographs and daily blogs, many of which will appear daily in this blog.