Where Will My Money Go?

The purpose of Riding4Reform is to raise funds to promote Progressive Jewish ideals in Israel. This includes a wide range of social, educational, cultural and community programs run by the different institutions, congregations and departments of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism.

The following examples show the diversity and vibrancy of our programs:

• 45 kindergarten classes around Israel provide a unique egalitarian Jewish experience for 1,250 young Israelis.
• Our Mechina program in Jaffa offers a year of study, work and community service for high-school graduates before they join the Israel army
• Hundreds of new immigrants attend Jewish study programs in Russian, Spanish, English and Hebrew.
• Our School Involvement Program trains teachers from secular public schools around the country to teach Jewish studies in a meaningful and pluralistic way.
• Noar Telem, our youth movement, provides on-going informal education for hundreds of children in our congregations.
• "School and Shul" programs bring secular Israeli school students into Reform congregations for educational programs.
• After school programs provide Jewish enrichment in a safe environment.
• At Tali Bayit Vagan elementary school and Beit Hinuch high school in Jerusalem, we are developing an holistic approach to liberal Jewish education. In the coming years, we hope to open more schools around Israel with a formal commitment to such education.

In all these areas, we cannot meet the growing demand for our services.Your donations will help us narrow the gap and create a brighter, more liberal future for Judaism in our homeland.