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It’s difficult to believe, but I have just two full weeks left in my adventure; time has truly flown.  It’s been an eventful time in Israel, a time that has brought tearful remembrance and joyful celebration right up against one another, which makes for an emotional roller coaster.
As the sun sets on Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Remembrance Day)&#160; &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5235</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we reported on the two days earlier this week, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha&#8217;atzmaut.  While the days will definitely stick in everyones&#8217; collective memories for a long, long time, for one particular chanicha, it will stay in her memory for even longer.
When Masa Israel Journey approached us and asked for a lucky participant to play a special role during the official tekes on&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/yom-hazikaron-an-unexpected-honor/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/yom-hazikaron-an-unexpected-honor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8220;Best Year of Your Life&#8221;</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/volunteering/best-year-of-your-life/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/volunteering/best-year-of-your-life/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:41:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Section 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5161</guid> <description><![CDATA[Before we say l&#8217;hitraot (see you later) to everyone before the chag begins, we wanted to leave you with one non-Passover related gift.  We at Year Course believe there there is simply no substitute for a year in Israel.  We have done our best throughout the first seven months of the year to give our chanichim a life-changing experience.  
But don&#8217;t take it from us.&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/volunteering/best-year-of-your-life/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/volunteering/best-year-of-your-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chag Pesach Sameach!</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/chag-pesach-sameach/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/chag-pesach-sameach/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:35:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category><guid
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Passover falls about halfway through our year, an equal amount of time before and after the High Holidays, and serves as a great time for a &#8220;mid-year review&#8221; of oneself.  It is said that throwing away chametz symbolizes the throwing away of arrogance or pride, helping return us to the place we hoped to be after Yom Kippur.  Right now, all over Israel,&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/chag-pesach-sameach/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/chag-pesach-sameach/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Shoah Seminar:  Thinking Critically about the Holocaust</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-thinking-critically-about-the-holocaust/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-thinking-critically-about-the-holocaust/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:20:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5058</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week, we read <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-a-survivor-speaks/">Part I&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-thinking-critically-about-the-holocaust/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a> about the recent Shoah seminar from Jenna Basman.  Here is Part II.
Our next speaker was a lady who works for Yad Vashem. She came to speak to us about the importance of educating ourselves about the Holocaust because of the danger and threat of current Holocaust revisionists.  These people do not blatantly deny that the Holocaust happened, but]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-thinking-critically-about-the-holocaust/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Shoah Seminar: A Survivor Speaks</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-a-survivor-speaks/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-a-survivor-speaks/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:50:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Participant Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5053</guid> <description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, our Jerusalem students became the third and final group to take part in our brand-new Shoah seminar planned by Aron Lazarus, our director of informal education.  Lasting two days, this seminar delivered a powerful multi-media experience to our chanichim about the Holocaust, from all possible angles.  With lectures from a survivor and guest speakers, readings, movies, classes, a trip to <a
href="www.yadvashem.org.il/">Yad Vashem&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-a-survivor-speaks/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/shoah-seminar-a-survivor-speaks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>YJ Long-Term Programs: More than Just Year Course!</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/yj-long-term-programs-more-than-just-year-course/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/yj-long-term-programs-more-than-just-year-course/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:10:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4951</guid> <description><![CDATA[Young Judaea is proud to have been bringing Jewish adults to Israel on Year Course for over fifty years; however, it is not our only long-term program here.  After attracting over eight thousand participants to Arad over forty years, WUJS Israel has gotten a makeover and is now making big things happen in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv!  WUJS is yet another part of the Young&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/yj-long-term-programs-more-than-just-year-course/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/yj-long-term-programs-more-than-just-year-course/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Race for the Cure Makes the National News!</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/race-for-the-cure-makes-the-national-news/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/race-for-the-cure-makes-the-national-news/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:05:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3436</guid> <description><![CDATA[As we bring our coverage of Year Course&#8217;s participation in the historic Race for the Cure walk in Jerusalem to a close, we wanted to leave you with just two more videos from the day.  This first one was entirely filmed by chanichim themselves (thanks to our great video editors at Hadassah for the nice production!)And here&#8217;s some coverage about the walk from MSNBC!&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/press/race-for-the-cure-makes-the-national-news/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/race-for-the-cure-makes-the-national-news/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Race for the Cure Wrap-Up:  We Made a Difference!</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/race-for-the-cure-wrap-up-we-made-a-difference/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/race-for-the-cure-wrap-up-we-made-a-difference/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:08:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3378</guid> <description><![CDATA[As you read <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/race-for-the-cure-jerusalem-israel/">here last week&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/press/race-for-the-cure-wrap-up-we-made-a-difference/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a>, the first ever Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure walk in Israel took place last week and Year Course was there, walking side by side with thousands of other marchers to raise money and awareness in the fight against breast cancer.  It was a beautiful day and an opportunity to really make a difference.  Millions of dollars]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/race-for-the-cure-wrap-up-we-made-a-difference/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Masa Israel Journey Opening Event</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/masa-israel-journey-opening-event/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/masa-israel-journey-opening-event/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:20:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3358</guid> <description><![CDATA[As you may know, Masa has helped bring tens of thousands of young adults from all over the world to Israel over the last ten years and provides programming for program participants while they are here in Israel.  With many programs to choose from, Year Course is thrilled to be the BIGGEST gap year program around.
Monday night was the incredible opening event of <a
href="http://www.masaisrael.org/">Masa &#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/masa-israel-journey-opening-event/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/masa-israel-journey-opening-event/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Family Tour and Gala Dinner 2010:  Sign Up Now!</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/family-tour-and-gala-dinner-2010-sign-up-now/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/family-tour-and-gala-dinner-2010-sign-up-now/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:09:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3021</guid> <description><![CDATA[Come see the magic of Israel firsthand&#8230;
Witness the amazing daily experiences your children are enjoying&#8230;
Walk the beautiful land where our ancestors walked, side by side with your children&#8230;
Family Tour is your opportunity!
The following letter was sent to all parents via postal mail last month.
Dear Year Course Parents,
A question frequently asked by family members of Year Course participants is, &#8220;When is it&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/family-tour-and-gala-dinner-2010-sign-up-now/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/family-tour-and-gala-dinner-2010-sign-up-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Race for the Cure &#8211; Jerusalem, Israel</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/race-for-the-cure-jerusalem-israel/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/race-for-the-cure-jerusalem-israel/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:15:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[2010-2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=2942</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Thursday 28th October 2010 Hadassah, the Women&#8217;s Zionist Organization of America, are co-sponsoring the Susan G.Komen <a
href="http://www.info-komen.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HQ_Israel_Race_Information&#38;JServSessionIdr004=4r2okyhk01.app304b" target="_blank">Race for the Cure</a> in Jerusalem. Young Judaea, the youth movement of Hadassah, is proud to be associated with this and our participants and staff will be walking that day, together with thousands of others. <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/wp-admin/www.hadassah.org/komen"></a><a
href="http://www.youngjudaea.org/" target="_blank">Young Judaea&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/race-for-the-cure-jerusalem-israel/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a> is an ideologically based dynamic youth movement who over the years has campaigned on]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/race-for-the-cure-jerusalem-israel/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Year Course 2010/11 Opening Ceremony Video</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/year-course-201011-opening-ceremony-video/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/year-course-201011-opening-ceremony-video/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:54:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>YCBlogger</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=2432</guid> <description><![CDATA[Did you miss the live video of our opening ceremony?
Don&#8217;t worry!!
It was recorded and you can now watch it online!
Just click the &#8220;Watch Video Now&#8221; link below and you will be taken to a new website that will allow you to watch the stream again.
Please note: The stream will be available for a limited time and will take 1 to 2&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/year-course-201011-opening-ceremony-video/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/year-course-201011-opening-ceremony-video/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Photos of FZY arrival to Israel</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/photos-of-fzy-arrival-to-israel/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/photos-of-fzy-arrival-to-israel/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:36:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Special]]></category><guid
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href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/photos-of-fzy-arrival-to-israel/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/special/photos-of-fzy-arrival-to-israel/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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