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icnext – It’s a New Journey
icnext engages high school students within our Jewish community in learning about and experiencing Israel. Each year, 10-12 graders from different Jewish backgrounds come together. They meet, learn, and talk about Israel. Then they travel to Israel for 10 days in June 2025.
Our Meetings - The icnext experience consists of 7 meetings: one Sunday per month, November through May. Each meeting will last approximately 4 hours. While meetings are generally on Sunday afternoons, the day or time may be changed to take advantage of other opportunities offered in the community. Ample advance notice will be given to all participants prior to any day/time changes.
Our Focus - icnext is built on Six Pillars which guide our meetings and Israel experience:
- Building a Cohort of friends who want to discuss Israel (bringing together teens who share a common interest, and giving them the shared experience of our Israel trip).
- Understanding the geopolitics of the region (learning in our meetings and then, if security permits, visiting the sites in Israel).
- Israel in Social Media (learning how to respond to social media and then posting while in Israel.
- Building relationships with Israeli teens by meeting with Shin Shinim and Teen Shinim both in the U.S. and while in Israel).
- Discovering the joys of Israel (learning with Israeli artists in the US and going to a concert in Israel)
- Developing tools for personal reflections (practicing during our meetings, and journaling during the Israel experience).
This affordable 10-day trip will explore Israel from Jerusalem’s cobblestone streets to Tel Aviv's cutting-edge graffiti. Participants will gain deeper knowledge about Israel-related issues while creating lasting memories.
- Travel with this year’s Cleveland Shin Shinim – and meet teens from Beit She’an.
- Program cost is $2200 per student, including flights, hotel, all meals, experiences in Israel and Cleveland. The overall icnext experience costs approximately $9000 per student. We’re eager to offer this highly subsidized educational experience for your teenager made possible by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Campaign for Jewish Needs.
- Financial aid is available.
- Participants may extend their stay in Israel to connect with family or additional Israel trips.
- 11.10.2024
- 12.08.2024
- 01.12.2025
- 02.02.2025
- 03.09.2025
- 04.06.2025
- 05.04.2025
- 05.29.2025 (Pre-Trip orientation meeting)
Apply now for icnext cohort 13
For information about cost, and the fellowship financial incentive, please reach out to Tina Keller