Shnat - Marom

Marom Shnat Program

Explore, Experience and Inspire
As a movement, we believe that all our members should have the opportunity to experience life in our Jewish homeland. Shnat Hachshara (a year of training) program provides that opportunity. Its purpose is to help participants better understand various elements of Israeli society and to experience different aspects of the movement’s ideology.
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What is it

Marom’s Shnat program brings young people from Latin America together, connecting to one another in a welcoming, inclusive space. During the Shnat program, they can experience Israel, deepen their relations with Judaism and develop life-long friendships with young Jewish adults from around the world.
Learn/Volunteer
The 9-month program aims to prepare each participant for leadership roles in their community. Focusing on developing Jewish identity, the program incorporates education, leadership, Zionism, and Judaism and how they apply to life in a community and greater society. Participants will take part in classroom learning, seminars, and workshops along with hands-on experiences. Throughout the year participants will be involved in many activities and presentations provided by their madrichim. Each month there will also be trips and seminars, all in order to reinforce the learning process and strengthen the bond to Israel, Zionism, and Judaism.
Machon LeMadrichim Jerusalem
Students will live and learn at the Machon LeMadrichim campus in Jerusalem (Kiryat Moriya), an immersive educational program. Living with other gap year participants from Zionist youth movements around the world, students learn from a broad range of classes including Israeli politics, Jewish history, gender, leadership, and Hebrew. They also will learn about the ideologies and challenges of Zionism and Israel today.
During the week they have ‘Movement Time’, where they meet with their Israeli Noam Madrich/a, go on trips, and meet other leaders and members of the Masorti movement. There are also some free weekends for any visits or travel. The Machon is an incredible learning environment with fascinating classes and expert teachers. While there participants will also have the chance to connect with interesting young people from around the world which allows them to develop, challenge, and enrich their own ideas.
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Voluntering – Here they will volunteer in the educational aspects of the center and work on the basic upkeep of the space. They are responsible for developing educational projects that will give them the tools to successfully replicate them in their own community.

 

Kibbutz Life – Living on a Kibbutz is a special experience you can only have in Israel Here the participants will learn the true meaning of communal life as they volunteer in different aspects of Kibbutz living. They will have opportunities to work in fields of interest along with taking care of the daily needs of a Kibbutz.

Throughout the year participants will be involved in many activities and presentations provided by their madrichim. Each month there will also be trips and seminars, all in order to reinforce the learning process and strengthen the bond to Israel, Zionism, and Masorti Judaism.

Taking it back home
This experience will definitely influence and shape participants into well-rounded individuals with a deeper understanding of who they are and their role as leaders and members of communities.