ABOUT THE PROGRAM
AACI Student Connect in partnership with JAFI pairs Jewish university students from Israel and the diaspora to bridge the large disconnect. The program allows participants to explore their Jewish identity, creates real human connections between Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora and provides the resources for the participants to continue their Jewish journey.
This program connects students from Israel and around the world, for 1:1 online conversations.
Dialogue prompts facilitate the discussion, as you explore Jewish identity, the challenge of antisemitism and your own connection to Israel and your community.
Creating personal and professional connections between students in Israel and around the world.
What’s the goal?
What do you get out of it?
Amazing network opportunities with other students, professional peers and with high-level speakers.
An exploration of your own Jewish identity, personal values and connection to Israel.
The chance to tell your story and hear someone else’s experiences through one-on-one friendly, meaningful conversations.
The possibility to form valuable connections and long-lasting friendships with people all over the world.
The inspiration to become more active in your Jewish community.
How does it work?
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Fill out our short application form.
It will only take 5 minutes!
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Go through 6 meetings (two group and four 1:1) to discuss a variety of topics. You decide when!
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Get paired with another student with similar interests and/or fields of study.
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If you want, you can continue to participate in group dialogues with high-level speakers, develop an idea of a project, and find out how to continue your Jewish journey.
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Miki Goldsmith, 22, is the only Jew in her University of Johannesburg law program. Nofar Weisel, 24, is among the Jewish majority at Ariel University. For Goldsmith, a member of the South African Union of Jewish Students, walking around her campus during Israel Apartheid Week can feel threatening. For Weisel, walking around her city during times of heightened terrorist activity can feel unsafe.
Both their similarities and their differences gave these young women a solid basis for intense one-on-one online conversations about Jewish identity, values, antisemitism, anti-Zionism and personal connection to Israel as part of the AACI Student Connect project started last September.
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