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Photo Essay: Masa Israel Leadership Summit

July 19, 2010

Over 50 Masa Israel alumni gathered on Sunday for a packed day of networking, discussions, and brainstorming at the Masa Israel Leadership Summit.

In addition to sessions on public speaking/presentation skills and Israel education, and participants heard from a panel of young Jewish innovators—most of whom spent time in Israel on multiple immersive experiences before starting their ventures.

Summit participants took time to brainstorm ideas for the future of the Masa Israel alumni community in North America, and using the tools they learned from the sessions and the panel, they began figuring out how to put their ideas into action.

Brainstorming ideas for the Masa Israel Community

Panelists spoke...

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Dancing Their Way to Success

July 14, 2010

When the Masa Israel-accredited Dance Journey program came onto the scene in 2008, the idea of a program that would offer young Jewish adults from around the world the opportunity to study dance and repertory with professionals of the highest caliber for five months was a new one.

One of Israel's best-kept secrets, the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company's (KCDC) International Dance Center and the Dance and Ballet School, however, has managed to turn this idea into a successful entrepreneurial venture.

Today, just two years after Dance Journey's inaugural program, dancers from around the world are knocking on Dance Journey's door. The response has been so overwhelming that director Yehuda Maor has had...