What is the Federation's Partnership2Gether?

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By Bonnie Hayfl ick, Interim Editor of Northeast Florida Jewish Life magazine

Our Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida's Israel Partnership Program is also known as Partnership2Gether. Northeast Florida is a part of the HaderaEiron/Southeast Consortium Partnership. Partnership2Gether is an opportunity for members of the Jewish community in the Northeast Florida area to make people-to-people connections with Israelis living in our partnership city of Hadera-Eiron, Israel. The goal of Israel Partnership is to cultivate relationships among the 11 Southeast U.S. Jewish communities, Prague, the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the Hadera-Eiron region which includes the City of Hadera, the City of Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Menashe Regional Council, and Alona Regional Council. Local programs include educator exchanges, teen summer exchange programs, young leadership programs, artist projects, medical professional delegations, music programs, fi refi ghter exchanges, and running delegations. This month, Parthership2Gether Fellows Jasmine Habara and Rabbi Michal Ratner Ken-Tor from our Partnership community Hadera-Eiron, will lead women of all ages from the Southeast U.S. Jewish communities, Israel, and Prague in a Rosh Chodesh Women's Group study session. Israel Partnership also off ers the opportunity for recent college graduates to spend a year in Israel in the HaderaEiron region as a Southeast Fellow. This meaningful experience helps post-college adults between the ages of 22 to 28 grow professionally and personally and share their experiences of growing up Jewish in the Southeast U.S. If you are interested in participating in this program next year, contact the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida at info@jewishjacksonville.org.

Applications are due no later than February 28. Foundation of Northeast Since the early 2000s, the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida has participated in Partnership2Gether and has made a diff erence in the lives of hundreds of participants. Bringing Israel to Northeast Florida, Israel Partnership has provided the opportunity for true, meaningful, and lasting relationships with our brothers and sisters in Israel. For more information, visit our website at www. jewishjacksonville.org. Partnership2Gether is an