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The Edward Fein Winter Student Seminar is the premier program for students to engage with the challenges and opportunities facing Israel and the Jewish people through the lens of Jewish texts, values, and ideas. Our ideologically, religiously, and politically pluralistic community of Jewish students from college and university campuses across North America address these important questions with depth and nuance.

Israel: Power and Powerlessness   
Israel has been talked around and talked about a lot this past year, and many of those conversations seem to respond to an essential question: is Israel oppressed or is it the oppressor? But this is not a new discussion. Not only has it been a long-standing conversation in Jewish tradition throughout history, but since the founding of the State of Israel the question of power and powerlessness has taken on a new immediacy.

This seminar will interrogate what it means for Israel to have power and what it means for North American Jews to have power, while also investigating the ways in which Israel and the Jewish people still experience powerlessness. 

The program includes plenary sessions and electives with renowned Hartman faculty and scholars, an educational field trip to witness the profound impact of October 7 and the resulting war, and programs with Israeli leaders who are mobilizing Israeli society and turning Hartman ideas into action.

Seminar Details
Dates & Location:
December 26, 2024 – January 2, 2025
at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel

Eligibility:
Open to Jewish college students ages 18 to 23 on campuses across North America. Questions about eligibility? Please contact Avigail Schneiman.

Cost:
This highly subsidized fellowship includes lodging, meals, retreat expenses, educational materials, and a $1500 flight stipend. Students/campuses are asked to contribute $500 toward participation. Full and partial scholarships are available. Cost should not be a barrier to participation.

More information can be found on the Hartman website.

The cost of the Winter Seminar is $500 CAD per student plus airfare. Hartman will be providing a $1,500 CAD airfare travel stipend to Israel and anything over and above is covered by the student. I.e. if your flight is $1,700 you will be reimbursed $1,500 and you will pay $200 for your flight. Reimbursement will be made after the program is completed. All meals and hotels are covered.

Once your application has been approved by your campus director, you will be sent a registration link to the Hartman program.

If you have any questions, please contact your campus director.