Hi All,

I wanted to share some exciting news with you. I am going to participate in the AMHSI, Alexander Muss High School in Israel program for my spring 2022 semester. I will be hiking and traveling to places where history actually happened! My dad went on this program when he was in high school and still talks about how it made an impact on him. I am truly looking forward to this adventure!

Tikkun Olam has always been important to my family and because of this, I decided to participate in the JNF Dream Israel Teen Initiative that helps raise funds for projects in Israel. I decided that the money I raise, will go towards funding the Sderot Indoor Recreation Center.
Just so you know, families living on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip have been under fire for more than ten years. Never knowing when the next rocket attack will occur, they must always be within 15 seconds of a bomb shelter. The Jewish National Fund Indoor Recreation Center has brought a sense of normalcy to children in the region – outfitted with a rock- climbing wall, soccer field, computer labs, dance studio and more. It has been retrofitted with 300 tons of steel so the children can be safe in play areas that double as bomb shelters! Crazy for us to think about, but normal for those kids.

Please consider supporting this important initiative to help keep kids in that region safe and able to still be kids. Any donation is appreciated.

I am truly excited to explore my own connection to Israel!

Thanks,
Sam