Shnat Netzer
Overview and Aims
Shnat Netzer is a unique 8-month leadership training programme in Israel for recent school graduates, under the direction of RSY-Netzer and Netzer Olami, The International Reform Zionist Youth Movement. The Shnat Netzer year develops the skills and knowledge necessary to become leaders in the Reform Movement, your community or at university campus. The programme facilitates personal development, study of Jewish and Zionist ideals, as well as the Reform Movement’s principles and ideology, both in and out of the classroom.
The Shnat Netzer year is a fun, challenging and stimulating way to spend 8 months in Israel and to be a member of an exciting and vibrant group.
The Shnat Netzer year’s goals are:
- To experience the vitality and diversity of Israel from border to border and sea to sea
- To grow as a person, a leader and a Jew
- To gain a deeper understanding of Jewish and Zionist ideals from a Reform Jewish perspective
- To make choices in a multi-cultural environment
- To become proficient in Hebrew
The Programme
The Shnat Netzer year is broken into different “Experience” blocks, four months living and learning in Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish People, and volunteering in an Israeli community and/or living on a Kibbutz.
