Start planning now to take advantage of your Passport to Israel

Jewish students in the MetroWest community who have graduated from eighth grade (or are at least 14 years old) are eligible to receive up to $1,000 in scholarship money from United Jewish Communities (UJC) of MetroWest NJ for travel to Israel on a qualified trip. Qualified programs include those organized by a synagogue, school, or organization for a minimum of 10 days. These funds are available through high school graduation.

Click here to download a copy of the Israel Experience Initiative form to get started.

For more information, e-mail the or call (973) 929-3058.
 

Because of the varied nature of the programs offered to high school students, there are two different ways high school students can use this scholarship money.

For qualified programs of 10 days (minimum) to four weeks (maximum)

• Apply $250 to qualified programs including:
  o educational trip offered by school
  o synagogue program to Israel for families or high school students
  o mini-programs offered by youth groups
  o leadership seminars in Israel

If you use $250 for a qualified program of 10 days to four weeks, you can apply the remaining funds to another program of more than four weeks.

For qualified programs of at least four weeks

• Apply $750 to qualified programs including:
  o summer programs offered by the Legow Family Israel Program Center
  o summer programs to Israel with youth groups
  o a four-week educational seminar in Israel
  o Neshama, Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union’s semester in Israel for graduating seniors
  o Mifgashim, Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School’s two-month long program in Israel for tenth-grade students

If your synagogue offers scholarship for programs to Israel, UJC MetroWest will match up to $250, for a total of $1,000 from UJC MetroWest.
 

For more information, e-mail the or call (973) 929-3058.