
Israel Awareness
Join us for events and activities designed to help our community develop a stronger and more solid connection to the state of Israel. We invite you to participate in a variety of activities that relate to the history, culture, achievements and challenges of the State of Israel.
Blog Posts

Update from Israel: OHOH teens in camp!
Erica Danziger | THU, AUG 12, 2021As you've heard, this year's Open Hearts Open Homes (OHOH) program is special and unique this summer. Instead of hosting teens from Israel to stay with host families in our…
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Exciting News from Open Hearts Open Homes
Erica Danziger | THU, JUL 01, 2021Israeli teen program pivots for Summer 2021 This has been a very difficult year for us all and we wanted to update you on the Open Hearts Open Homes program…
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Open Hearts Open Homes 2019 – Journal Entry #1: The teens arrive!
Erica Danziger | TUE, AUG 27, 2019The Israeli teens may have just left New Jersey after three weeks together with us but our memories of our time together with them are still vivid and bright. Here's…
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Open Hearts Open Homes 2019 – Journal Entry #2: Fun in the Sun
Erica Danziger | MON, AUG 26, 2019Journal Entry #2: Fun in the Sun Along the way of the three weeks together, the Israeli teens from the Open Hearts Open Homes program found their footing in New…
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Open Hearts Open Homes 2019 – Journal Entry #3 – Saying Goodbye but not Forever
Erica Danziger | MON, AUG 26, 2019Journal Entry #3 - Saying Goodbye but not Forever After a never-long-enough three weeks together, our host families and teens had to say goodbye. The ripple effect of this year’s…
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Meet This Year’s Teens!
Erica Danziger | MON, JUN 17, 2019We are so excited to announce this year's Open Hearts Open Homes teens. They are a group of well-deserving kids who have all suffered at the hands of terrorism in…
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Bonding over Bowling!
Erica Danziger | TUE, JUN 04, 2019The teens from our upcoming Open Hearts Open Homes 2019 program recently met in Ashkelon, Israel for a bowling party. This event was another opportunity for the kids to get…
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