{"id":6979,"date":"2026-02-22T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impact2025-h5gpfvdjade6gugs.northeurope-01.azurewebsites.net\/?page_id=6979"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:36:27","slug":"deepening-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2025.jewishagency.org\/he\/deepening-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepening Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6979\" class=\"elementor elementor-6979\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f729c11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f729c11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3eb7e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3eb7e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b807e9f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b807e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deepening Connections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1df434 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"e1df434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\">\n\t<p>To connect Jews globally to Israel, The Jewish Agency facilitates authentic and meaningful opportunities for world Jewry to build relationships with Israelis.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3969e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e3969e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b125e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b125e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f405a elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"88f405a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper text-animate text-fade-in-up\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\" data-split-text=\"chars\">\n\t<p>Shlichim<\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26593e2 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"26593e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishagency.org\/shlichim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shlichim<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Israeli emissaries) serve around the world, with placements in schools, youth movements, summer camps, Jewish Federations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishagency.org\/empowering-jewish-students-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college campuses<\/a>. They host events, initiate conversations about Israel, support students, spread Israel education and act as Israel ambassadors, building lasting relationships with members of their communities.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i><br \/>A living bridge to Israel: <\/i><\/b><b>In 2025, ~3,000 Shlichim brought Israel to life in nearly 500 communities worldwide, including in 68 new communities that previously did not have an Israeli emissary. <\/b><\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80f1b0 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b80f1b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45f29d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f45f29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94bd87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"c94bd87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">ShinShinim (service year Israeli emissaries)<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"235\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68e1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b68e1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Campus Israel Fellows (Shlichim on college campuses)<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"115\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88bfe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"e88bfe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Community Shlichim (serving in schools, JCCs, Federations, etc.)<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">~<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce62ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ce62ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Summer Camp Shlichim (Shlichim who serve as staff at Jewish summer camps)<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f914c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34f914c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec7ecd e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fec7ecd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e2ade e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15e2ade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78aee85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78aee85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-file-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8758\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a318a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"8a318a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"As an Israel Fellow, I support and engage the Jewish community on campus and also do outreach to build relationships with the general non-Jewish student body and educate them about Israel. After October 7th, our community was shaken and Jewish students needed someone to remind them they weren\u2019t alone \u2013 and the support from non-Jewish students was incrediby moving and reminded us there is still light.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Malka<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">A third-year Israel Fellow at a university in Tennessee<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2603ae6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2603ae6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bc0b2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80bc0b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db469fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db469fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-file-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8758\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fd95e elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"63fd95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Throughout the year, I had the privilege of meeting Jews of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of connection to Israel. Yet in every conversation and every personal relationship formed, I felt we all shared one common ground: our belonging to the Jewish people. This year not only strengthened the connection between Diaspora Jews and Israel, it also deepened my own connection to my Jewish identity and the Jewish State.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Almog<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">A ShinShinit (female service year Israeli emissary) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d54913 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d54913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44526b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44526b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14649f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a14649f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67102de elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"67102de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper text-animate text-fade-in-up\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\" data-split-text=\"chars\">\n\t<p>Campers2Gether<\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcaa854 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"dcaa854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishagency.org\/campers2gether\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Campers2Gether<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was launched in 2024 as an urgent effort to offer Israeli teens impacted by the war a safe and resilience\u2013building respite at Jewish summer camps, has grown into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishagency.org\/grateful-for-the-gift-of-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transformative experience<\/a> for kids across continents to meet each other and connect.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>In summer 2025, Campers2Gether brought together participants from <strong>107<\/strong> Israeli communities to camps in <strong>16<\/strong> states or provinces across North America and 1 camp in Italy, supported by <strong>88<\/strong> counselors and <strong>32<\/strong> mental health professionals for a summer of resilience and connection.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54dc86 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f54dc86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2429b00 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2429b00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70057e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"70057e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Israeli teens brought to camp<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"770\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea47eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"7ea47eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Jewish camps in 2025<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"34\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c1f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"67c1f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Campers participated since 2024<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">~<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde62ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bde62ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd11bc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccd11bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1266d elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_play_video\" data-id=\"7e1266d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_play_video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-play-video-wrapper hover-parent\">\r\n    <span class=\"pxl-play-video-background\"><\/span>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1113992432\" class=\"button pxl-play-video-button pxl-play-button pxl-action-popup  follow-cursor\">\r\n        <span class=\"pxl-button-text\">\r\n            Play Video        <\/span>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b70db e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4b70db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f64af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18f64af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8759\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1797a elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"2c1797a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Going to camp was a gift and I learned that there are so many different kinds of Jews; it was eye-opening. I made new friends, laughed nonstop, and I felt like I was exactly where I needed to be. Beyond the fun, it\u2019s an amazing experience that connects Jews from Israel and the U.S., and at its core, it\u2019s about love.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Guy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">A participant who was evacuated with his family from their home in Eshkol Regional Council after the October 7 attacks<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69578ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69578ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d62a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-deensimc-smooth-marquee\" data-id=\"17d62a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"deensimc-smooth-marquee.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"deensimc-marquee-main-container deensimc-image-marquee\" data-marquee-speed=\"10\" data-track-fill=\"yes\" data-track-item-selector=\"*\" data-track-target-horizontal=\"2560\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"deensimc-marquee-track-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"deensimc-marquee-track\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"deensimc-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"deensimc-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-9.jpg\"  alt=\"Image gallery marquee\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"deensimc-image-marquee-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"deensimc-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"deensimc-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-10.jpg\"  alt=\"Image gallery marquee\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"deensimc-image-marquee-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"deensimc-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"deensimc-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-9.jpg\"  alt=\"Image gallery marquee\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"deensimc-image-marquee-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"deensimc-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"deensimc-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-6.jpg\"  alt=\"Image gallery marquee\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"deensimc-image-marquee-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-track\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"deensimc-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"deensimc-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-9.jpg\"  alt=\"Image gallery marquee\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"deensimc-image-marquee-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"deensimc-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"deensimc-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-10.jpg\"  alt=\"Image gallery marquee\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"deensimc-image-marquee-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"deensimc-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"deensimc-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-9.jpg\"  alt=\"Image gallery marquee\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"deensimc-image-marquee-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"deensimc-img-wrapper\"><div class=\"deensimc-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"deensimc-marquee-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-6.jpg\"  alt=\"Image gallery marquee\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"deensimc-image-marquee-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"deensimc-noscript-notice\" role=\"note\">\n\t\t\t\tThis section requires JavaScript to load properly. Please enable JavaScript in your browser and reload the page.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc6992 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cc6992\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de30998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de30998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1770d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"1770d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper text-animate text-fade-in-up\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\" data-split-text=\"chars\">\n\t<p>SparkIL<\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d0fbe animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"28d0fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\">\n\t<p>Another program strengthening ties between Jews globally and Israelis is SparkIL,<strong> a peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform<\/strong> founded by The Jewish Agency and Ogen, which gives global givers a way to support Israeli entrepreneurs via interest-free loans. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishagency.org\/lifeline-for-israeli-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiri<\/a>, who runs a tourism business in the Golan Heights with her husband, renting out cabins to visitors in need of a restful retreat, October 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/feature\/how-hundreds-of-small-businesses-in-israel-survive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">majorly affected<\/a> their ability to make a living. And when her husband was called up for reserve duty as a combat soldier, fighting in both Gaza and Lebanon, Shiri was left alone with their five kids, exhausted and worried, and with a business to try to keep afloat.<\/p><p><b><br \/>To date, SparkIL has supported over 600 businesses via more than $10 million in funding.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdbcf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cdbcf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ff813 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08ff813\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0339a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0339a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8768\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e70f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"3e70f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Every small business here is someone\u2019s big dream that they are building in the State of Israel. And when the fighting reached the north, there was a drastic drop in business for us. Thank you to SparkIL for the loan for my business, for supporting my dream. The Jewish value of mutual responsibility is one I identify with strongly, and in times of crisis \u2013 and we\u2019ve had quite a few \u2013 when it really counts, everyone shows up.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Shiri<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Business Owner in Golan Heights<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7079eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7079eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6f84b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c6f84b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6a626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"2b6a626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper text-animate text-fade-in-up\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\" data-split-text=\"chars\">\n\t<p>Supporting Israel Engagement<\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1fcaa animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"4d1fcaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also prioritize offering the next generation a range of programs to engage with Israel and strengthen their bonds to the Jewish State. For Jewish young adults who want to live like a local in Israel<\/span><b>,<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishagency.org\/masa-israel-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b> Masa Israel Journey<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers immersive programs from 2-10 months that include volunteering, interning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/article-858065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teaching<\/a>, and other life-changing opportunities. And new program <\/span><b>Campus Ready<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps equip Jewish high school students with the knowledge and tools they need to tackle Israel and Jewish-related challenges at college.<\/span><\/p><p><b><br \/>In 2025, Masa Israel Journey programs welcomed 6,850 participants from around the world.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Meanwhile, \u201c<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makomisrael.org\/campus-ready\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Campus Ready<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>,<\/strong>\u201d launched in 2025 by Makom: The Jewish Agency\u2019s Israel Education Laboratory, sought to prepare North American Jewish high school students for college campuses increasingly shaped by polarization and bias. Through an innovative and interactive curriculum, Campus Ready creates a space where teens can have open, honest discussions about challenging topics related to Jewish identity and Israel, better preparing them for college life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Given its success, the program will see significant expansion in 2026\u201327, reaching <strong>2,000\u20135,000<\/strong> participants annually across <strong>20\u201330<\/strong> communities in North America, Israel, the UK, Australia, and South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45be9f1 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45be9f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b67e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"a5b67e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-text-editor-wrapper text-animate text-fade-in-up\" data-link=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;hover-default&quot;}\" data-split-text=\"chars\">\n\t<p>Campus Ready In 2025<\/p>\t\t\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce918d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ce918d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff698d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ff698d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Teen students in grades 10-12 participated in Campus Ready programming between January and June 2025<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e274cfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"e274cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Of participants described feeling better<br> prepared for campus conversations about Israel<\/span>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"98\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9760118 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9760118\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429436e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"429436e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85be402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85be402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8763\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fffc05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"0fffc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"After graduating from college in mid-2024, I immediately moved to Israel to teach English for 10 months through Masa. I felt so helpless being far away in America on October 7 as the people and place I loved so much were in crisis. I can\u2019t imagine being anywhere else in the world right now and am grateful to be living in Israel during such a critical time in the nation\u2019s history. In peace or war, there is no place I would rather be.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Jacob<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">23, a Masa Israel Teaching Fellow from Los Angeles, California<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26f09e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a26f09e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478510c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"478510c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e4b91 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18e4b91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb2a10 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eb2a10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723b479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"723b479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8763\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4afc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"cd4afc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Campus Ready provided me not only with helpful tools and resources, but with an understanding of what to expect in college. 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