I. Introduction 10 minutes
Set the tone for the session
Share outcomes
(See Slide #2 of PowerPoint)
II. Sharing our personal stories 15 minutes
a. Read the single-story quote (Slide #3)
b. Explain instructions and give example –
a. We are now going to have a chance to share a bit about our own personal relationship with Israel - we understand that everyone in this room has different experiences of and relationships with the place. You can share or not, you can share as much or as little as you are comfortable with. (Slides #4-5)
b. Share David Card example
c. Pick a card on your table that best describes your relationship with Israel
d. One at a time, explain why you each chose the card that you did.
c. You will have ten minutes to share
III. Our Goals for Israel Education 10 minutes
Camp Director and Head of Israel Education lead this pare
a. Articulate the role Israel will play at camp. (Slide #6)
It’s not something that is forbidden to talk about, rather we are leaning into
healthy conversations and discussions about the topic.
Our parents are sending their kids to Camp Newman because they are expecting a certain type of Israel education
b. Share the Goals of the Reform Movement or your organization (Slides #7-9)
c. We will engage with Israel in a myriad of ways: programs, relationships with members of the mishlakhat, Yom Yisrael, etc.
IV. Exploring Zionism: Goal #3 35 minutes
One core goal for this summer is:
Learners can interpret and engage with the depth and breadth of Zionist thought as they seek to articulate their own personal understanding of the term.
a. In order to have these conversations about Israel and its role at camp, it’s vital that we understand what Zionism is and was and that people might have different understandings of what Zionism is. As much as we might want there to be, there is not a single story of Zionism.
b. Today we are going to explore some of the stories.
c. Instructions (Slide #11):
a. Each group has been assigned a type of Zionism that they will be learning about for the next twenty minutes. Research sheets are on your tables.
b. Read about your assigned type and make a list on your poster board of 3-5 bullet points describing your type of Zionism
c. Select one representative to present your list (or do gallery walk – see below)
d. Each group shares their poster board. (Depending on the size of the group, you can hang them up and have staff do a “gallery walk”.
e. After the presentations or gallery walk, take a few moments to share similarities and differences between the different types of Zionism.
V. Reform Zionism (your camp’s Zionism) 10 minutes
(Slides #18-19 or add your camp’s perspective on Zionism)
Briefly share those elements of Zionism that are most important for your camp.
VI. Expectations and Questions 10 minutes
Led by Camp Director: (Slide #20)
• We do not expect you to be experts in Israel education, but we do expect you to know who to go to when issues come up.
• XXXX (HIE) is your primary point of contact for all things Israel – she will help get you or your camper where they need to go, whether that’s an Israel-related Torah Lishmah or a one-on-one with a faculty member or a meeting with Nefesh
• We expect you to treat Israel conversations with the same care as other sensitive topics
Respond to any questions, if there is time. (Slide #21)
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