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href="http://www.jerusalem-marathon.com/">Jerusalem Marathon</a> will take place throughout the city and our FZY chanichim have raised over 6000 pounds (almost $10,000!) for the Ethiopian Bar Mitzvah Fund.
As always, we look forward to a meaningful and restful Shabbat.  Stay tuned for updates on Purim, Kuma, and more. <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4457</guid> <description><![CDATA[Calling all alumni!  Effective immediately, you can refer friends and family to Year Course and receive $500 per person referred after they depart for the program!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ELIGIBILITY:
Alumni Referral Program
If you are an alumnus of Young Judaea, recruit a new applicant to the 2011-12 Year Course or Shalem program and you could be eligible to receive $500!
<a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4389</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a new year on the English calendar and we&#8217;re that much closer to the start of Year Course 2011-2012.  In case you missed our <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/get-excited-price-of-year-course-drops-for-2011-2012/">announcement in November&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/year-course-2011-2012-open-for-business/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a>, we&#8217;ve lowered our program price for next year in an effort to bring even more people to Israel for a life-changing experience!
Two ways to bring down expenses for all Year Course applicants:
1)  Payment in]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/year-course-2011-2012-open-for-business/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Young Judaea Rebuilds New Orleans</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/young-judaea-rebuilds-new-orleans/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/young-judaea-rebuilds-new-orleans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:09:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category><guid
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We have shared many stories thus far this year about Year Coursers helping out those around them, from raising money and clothes for victims of the Carmel fire, to aiding both children and the elderly during daily volunteering.  Here&#8217;s something which came across our desk that we were happy to see:  future Year Coursers helping the needy in New Orleans.  Only five years&#160; &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4313</guid> <description><![CDATA[Want to stay in Israel with your friends and family this summer?  Apply and get your eligible friends and family to apply for Amirim!  <a
href="http://www.amirimisrael.com/">Amirim&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/amirim-registration-is-open/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a> is Young Judaea’s 4 or 8 week summer volunteer program for 18-27 year olds in Jerusalem, Bat Yam and Arad.Participants have the opportunity to volunteer in areas such as social justice, the environment, the elderly, the LGBT community,]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/amirim-registration-is-open/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ATZUM Scholarship Available for 2011-2012</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/atzum-scholarship-available-for-2011-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/atzum-scholarship-available-for-2011-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:04:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4252</guid> <description><![CDATA[We wish to bring to your attention ATZUM&#8217;s Abe and Gert Nutkis Scholarship Fund for study in Israel. Applications are currently being considered for students planning to study in Israel during the academic year 2011 -2012 . Students who receive a scholarship are required to volunteer during their year in Israel as part of an ATZUM project or with an ATZUM approved project.  Lucky for&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/atzum-scholarship-available-for-2011-2012/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/atzum-scholarship-available-for-2011-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>YJ National Midwinter Convention:  Registration is Open!</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/yj-national-midwinter-convention-registration-is-open/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/yj-national-midwinter-convention-registration-is-open/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:34:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4055</guid> <description><![CDATA[To the families new to the Young Judaea family, you may be wondering what else we do besides Year Course.  Little do you know!  Just last year, we celebrated our 100 year anniversary and have numerous activities going on in the United States through our regional camps and activities.  In just two months, our annual national midwinter convention will be taking place over Presidents&#8217; Day&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/yj-national-midwinter-convention-registration-is-open/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/yj-national-midwinter-convention-registration-is-open/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Info Sessions in Florida, NYC</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/info-sessions-in-florida-nyc/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/info-sessions-in-florida-nyc/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:30:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3530</guid> <description><![CDATA[The weather may be getting cooler but it will be HOT in South Florida this next week!  Why?  Because we&#8217;ll have several Year Course information nights taking place in the Sunshine State for anyone and everyone interested in learning more about the best gap year program around.  Our very own program director, Adam Jenshil, will be visiting all the way from Israel to answer all&#160; &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3449</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s true.  And both the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) and <a
href="http://www.jewishjournal.org/story/news_features/young_judaea_lowers_tuition_to_grow_year_course_program/">Jewish Journal of Boston North&#160; &#8230; <a
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In its commitment to continue bringing as many young Jewish teens to Israel as possible, Young Judaea has made it possible to attend Year Course next year for as little as $17,700.  With a base price that is lower than this year&#8217;s, this new low price can be]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/get-excited-price-of-year-course-drops-for-2011-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>YC Open House in Toronto</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/yc-open-house-in-toronto/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/yc-open-house-in-toronto/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:07:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3432</guid> <description><![CDATA[Guess what, Americans?  You&#8217;re not the only ones on Year Course!  Young Judaea has a strong presence and long history in Canada with graduates of both summer camps and summer programs in Israel.  For anyone with friends in Toronto and to our readers in one of the biggest Jewish metropolises in North America, spread the word:  our very own Michael Freeman, long-time director of FZY&#160; &#8230; <a
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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
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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
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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>An Open Letter from YC Director to all Staff</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/an-open-letter-from-yc-director-to-all-staff/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/an-open-letter-from-yc-director-to-all-staff/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:18:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>YCBlogger</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=2314</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear YJ/FZY Tzevet,The chanichim of YC 2010/11 are in the air and by this time tomorrow most will be in Israel, (FZY arrive Tuesday morning!)  ready to begin the adventure of their lives. Olami and Business will have returned from a great visit to Portugal and all of YC will be excited to meet each other, make their way to Jerusalem, Bat Yam or&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/an-open-letter-from-yc-director-to-all-staff/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/an-open-letter-from-yc-director-to-all-staff/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Watch This Space</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/watch-this-space/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/watch-this-space/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:39:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>MarkGinsberg</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=2169</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! We hope you&#8217;re as excited as we are for YC 2010-2011! We are writing to test out the new RSS Feed which will automatically post a link to every new blog post to our <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/yjyearcourse/" target="_blank">Facebook fan page wall</a> and our <a
href="http://twitter.com/yjyearcourse" target="_blank">Twitter feed&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/watch-this-space/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a>. This way, as soon as we post an update, newsletter, pictures, or videos &#8211; you&#8217;ll be the first to know! You]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/watch-this-space/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Site Redesign</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/site-redesign/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/announcements/site-redesign/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:29:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>MarkGinsberg</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=1735</guid> <description><![CDATA[You may have noticed that the site has gone some &#8216;under-the-hood&#8217; changes recently. We&#8217;ve organized our pages and updated our site. Look for great content coming in our blog section very soon!&#160; &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=1184</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Parents and Chanichim of Year Course 2010-2011,
We are excited to announce some wonderful additions to the outstanding Year Course experience that awaits you next year in Israel.
As you already know, Year Course is a 9 month program combining Experiential Education, Volunteering, and formal Academics.  The program allows for personal growth, strengthened identity and an academic transcript from a fully accredited university.
Every&#160; &#8230; <a
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