Internship Summer '19 Aish HaTorah June 18 – Aug 13

Fly to June 17 – please arrive by 3pm on 18th Fly home Aug 13 - apartment available until 11am

Hosted by: Aish HaTorah Organized by: jInternship

1 Summer 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction 2. Your Professional Internship 3. College Credits 4. Travel Information 5. What to Do When You Land 6. The AISH Program 6.1 A message from the Aish Staff 6.2 Who’s Who at Aish 7. 7.1 Basic Calendar Dates 7.2 General Daily Schedule during Learning Program 8. The Campus 9. Trips/Tiyulim 10. Security 11. 12. Packing List 13. Cell Phones 14. Taxis 15. Passport 16. Health Insurance 17. Important Contact Info - AISH/jInternship Staff

2 1. Introducton Congratulatons on being selected to take part in Olami / Onward Israel Internship Summer ’19 Session in Jerusalem! The program is hosted by Aish HaTorah and administered by jInternship. The ofcial organirer is Olami. This unique and innovatve program is a hybrid of Jewish learning and professional development. It mimics the Jewish ideal of placing importance on both Jewish learning and using Jewish values to succeed in the marketplace. In the program’s two-month format, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about from some of the world’s top Jewish educators at Aish HaTorah, as well as to work alongside successful professionals in your industry of interest. We hope you will keep in mind that your internship has been secured through much efort, networking and administratve work. The opportunity is a privilege. You were selected because of the high recommendatons you received from your campus /other references as well as the talents and potental that was apparent from your resume and your interviews. Based on this, we have great confdence that you will live up to the high expectatons we and your host-company have for you. This Guidebook will introduce you to this powerful and carefully designed program. We are confdent that the experience will help you reach new heights personally and professionally.

2. Your Professional Internship Since most students will work for diferent host companies, it is not in the scope of this Guidebook to discuss specifc requirements for tme spent at your professional internship. In general, you should discuss the requirements for the internship with your supervisor and our Internship Coordinator, Mrs. Bashi Rosen. Upon arrival in Israel, Bashi will supply you with a packet that includes informaton such as the contact informaton of your supervisor, directons to your internship, bus routes, proper atre, an overview of the work culture in Israel, etc. Make sure you understand clearly what their expectatons are from you. It is equally important that you make clear to them what you hope to accomplish during the internship.

If you have any problems with your internship, you should immediately be in touch with Bashi Rosen. It is her job to make sure that things go smoothly. You can also contact Jef Surowitr (the Director), Rabbi Willig, or the madrichim (student coordinators) for assistance. The entre team is commited to making your experience a success. Upon arrival in Israel, your Madrich will help you secure a Rav Kav card for public transportaton for travel to/from work. Bashi will prepare a map of where your internship is located and transportaton instructons for you upon arrival in Israel.

3 3. College Credits The jInternship program is not currently accredited for college credits. However, many universites will ofer credits for summer internships done through non-accredited programs so long as the internship is supervised. Several partcipants have done this in the past. The jInternship team is happy to work together with your host-company’s supervisor to assist you in receiving college credits for your experience. Please tell Bashi or Jef Surowitr before the program starts if you are interested in this arrangement. More importantly, make sure you contact the appropriate department at your university and that you understand all the requirements you will need to fulfll in order to receive college credits. Obviously, it is up to the student’s university whether they will recognire the credits.

4. Travel Informaton

It’s important that you make your tcket in order to be here for the start of the program on Tuesday, June 18th. You can book your return tcket for anytme during the day of Thursday, August 9, 2018. The Masa organiraton assesses a $60 per day penalty for each day you arrive late, leave early, or are missing from the country during the program - so if you want to visit Europe during your trip - be sure to book your vacaton before or afer the Aish jInternship Dates.

Students are advised to arrive for internatonal ights four hours prior to departure. Airlines very ofen overbook and a late arrival will sometmes forfeit one's place despite prior reservaton.

Please check ASAP that your travel documents are accessible and have not expired. New regulatons require that all passports are valid for at least six months afer your travel dates. Please make sure that your passport is acceptable. Students will be responsible for any costs associated with late arrival at the airport departure terminal or failure to arrive with proper travel documents resultng in a missed ight.

What to Do When You Land We'll be looking forward to your arrival. Once you arrive at the airport, you will need to take a "Sheirut" or Shutle (eight-passenger taxi vans) which costs about $20 to Jerusalem. A private taxi from the airport costs approximately $80.00 to Jerusalem. Ask the driver to drop you of at the Western Wall. Look up at the buildings opposite the Western Wall, and you'll see the sign of the Aish HaTorah World Center. Take the stairs up towards the building and look for the entrance to Aish HaTorah or ask someone where Aish HaTorah is.

4 Please call from the airport to let us know that you are on your way. Please call Rabbi Nachman Elsant at 058-752-1211, or Rabbi Avraham Willig at 054-845-2175. If you cannot get through to them call Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis 052-761-1130, or Tuvia Levin 054-494-7628.

The address of the is: Yeshiva Aish HaTorah 6 HaTamid road , Jewish Quarter Jerusalem 91141 Israel

The Address of the Yeshiva Dormitory is: 1/1 Nachamu street Old City, Jewish Quarter Jerusalem

Please Note: The Dormitory/ Residence Hall will open to partcipants on Tuesday, June 18th at 11:00 AM. Please plan your schedules accordingly. If you arrive in Jerusalem before that, the dorms will not be available. If you will need a place to stay, please reach out to Rabbi Willig, and he will try and arrange lodging for you at the Heritage House in the Old City.

6. The AISH Program

jInternship is approximately eight weeks long, and focuses on students working at internships in Israel and learning more about Jewish topics. The learning days are structured with more formal learning in the mornings and informal educaton in the afernoons. Both the internships and the learning are critcal to the success of the program, and both should be taken seriously.

Morning learning will be made up of one on one study partners, classes, and discussion groups. The teachers are world renowned presenters and have many years of experience in Jewish educaton.

5 A message from the Aish Staf Dear Student,

Welcome to Aish HaTorah! We are looking forward to hostng you for this unique experience of learning and living in Israel. We ofer a unique opportunity to gain a strong understanding of core concepts in Jewish thought, while living in the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City. The and staf are always available and look forward to meetng you and sharing this experience with you.

Rabbi Avraham Willig,

Program Director

6.2 Who’s Who at AISH

● Rabbi Avraham Willig is a unique blend of rabbi, lecturer, psychotherapist, and musician. Beloved by his students for his knack at fostering uplifing relatonships, Rabbi Willig is known for his warm personality and quick smile. A rabbi at Aish Hatorah in Jerusalem, he speaks to broad audiences around the world on Jewish topics. Rabbi Willig earned his rabbinic ordinaton and a Masters of Social Work from Yeshiva University. A practcing psychotherapist, he has a private practce where he specialires in relatonships and marriage. A soulful musician, Avraham plays piano and guitar, and has released two albums singing his original compositons. He lives with his wife and children in Ramat Bet Shemesh.

● Rabbi Gavriel Friedman - aka Rav Gav - is an up-and-coming star of the Jewish speaking circuit, Rabbi Friedman has lectured in dorens of cites around the globe, including Johannesburg, London, Montreal, and across the East Coast of the United States. Rabbi Friedman’s charisma captvates audiences of all ages and inspires men and women across the Jewish spectrum. His unique ability to present Torah concepts in an intriguing yet entertaining fashion leaves his audiences thirstng for more.

● Rabbi Ken Spiro - expert in and other issues. His degrees include: Russian Language and Literature, and History, and is a popular licensed tour guide in Israel. Renowned speaker and author of WorldPerfect and Crash Course in Jewish History.

6 ● Dr. Gerald Schroeder expert in science and Torah. Former professor of physics at M.I.T. and author of Genesis and the Big Bang and The Science of God: The Convergence of Scientic and Biblical Wisdom. Dr. Schroeder has a doctorate in both Nuclear Physics and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

● Rabbi Moty Berger - expert in contemporary Jewish issues. A world-renowned speaker, prior to moving to Israel, he worked in ant- actvity and was the founder of Jews for Judaism.

● Rabbi expert in self-growth and character development. Psychologist and author of 26 books, including Gateway to Happiness and Guard Your Tongue. Rabbi Pliskin's writngs can be found in virtually every English-speaking traditonal Jewish home in the world.

● Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser expert in and Jewish Spirituality. For over 12 years, he surfed internatonally on a professional level. He is also an accomplished mountain biker and has been a professional musician for over two decades. A world-renowned internatonal speaker, in England he is known as the Jewish Bob Marley!

● Rabbi Dovid Rosman is the Director of Yeshiva Aish HaTorah, and also heads Aish’s Intermediate Beis Medrash Program for Collegiate students, where he gives very popular classes on the topics of relatonships, preparaton for Jewish marriage, and raising children. Rabbi Rosman received his B.A. and Rabbinic Ordinaton from Yeshiva University. A freelance writer, Rabbi Rosman loves music and is a great piano player. He lives with his wife and family in , Jerusalem, where they frequently host Aish students.

● Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis studied biology and geology at Northern Illinois University. In additon, he spent tme as a deep-sea diver in the oil felds in the North Sea between Scotland and Norway and has circumnavigated the seas of the world in a sailboat. Rabbi Ellis received rabbinic ordinaton from Aish HaTorah where he is a senior lecturer at the Discovery and Essentals programs.

7 ● Rabbi Nachman Elsant is beloved by his students for his dedicaton and care. He lectures about character development and shares deep lessons about life and spirituality. Afer completng a BA in Computer Science from Yeshiva University, he received Rabbinic Ordinaton from the YU/RIETS – Wexner Smicha Honors Program. Having come on Aliyah, he lives with his wife and children in Ramat Eshkol, Jerusalem, where they enjoy the company of their yeshiva and seminary students at their lively Shabbos meals.

● Born in Minsk, Belarus, MZ grew up in Brooklyn in an immigrant family which ed the USSR due to ant-semitsm. He atended public school untl enrolling in the Boston College Carroll School of Management, from which he graduated with a B.S. in Operatons & Business Consultng. During his tme at BC, he became heavily involved in Israeli Advocacy, co-founding “Eagles for Israel.” MZ received Rabbinical ordinaton from Aish HaTorah, and is the Director of the FoundAISHons program, in which he teaches daily and serves as a mentor to students past and present. Rabbi MZ enjoys playing basketball, hiking, taking joyrides, listening to music, and teaching his kids about this wonderful world in which we live. He and his wife ofen host for Shabbat in their home in , Jerusalem.

7.1 Basic Calendar Dates

Date Descripton

June 17 Travel to Israel

June 18 – June 27 Learning, touring & group programs

June 28 – June 29 Free weekend

June 30 - Aug 11 Internships and programming

Aug 12 Last day of Program Aug. 13 Depart Israel

8 7.2 General Daily Schedule during Learning Program Each student will receive a copy of the full schedule during the AISH Orientaton. The schedules re ect the partcular level of study relevant to each student. Lecture and study topics include:

*The Essentals of Judaism *Torah and Science *Today's Most Pressing Issues *Introducton to the Commandments *The Way of G-d *Jewish History

8. The Campus Students reside in the Aish HaTorah residence hall & dormitory in Jerusalem’s quaint Old City, just a 4 minute walk from the Western Wall.

8.1 Room and Board Please be aware that each room within each apartment will have multple students. You will be provided with a set of sheets, blanket, pillow and a towel. We will be providing you with all meals for the entre trip.

8.2 AISH Dormitory Rules The dormitories are OUR living quarters for the summer. Since we are a community and since unity is such an important part of the jInternship experience it is essental to clarify certain rules and standards of behavior. For the vast majority of our students, most of the following is super uous because it entails common human decency. However, there are other rules which are specifcally geared towards communal yeshiva living. a. The dorms are Aish HaTorah yeshiva property as such they must be respected. No writng, or drawing on the walls is permited. No alteratons can be made to anything in the dorm without explicit permission. You will be billed to pay for any damage to Aish property.

b. No improper pictures may be put on the walls.

9 c. Our campus is located in a residental area. This has great beneft for the students since much of the home hospitality is ofered by our neighbors. Since most of the families in the area have small children, we are required to keep noise to a minimum. Israeli law dictates that at 11:00 PM disturbing noise must be quieted in neighborhoods. In additon, many of your classmates arise early and go to sleep early. Sometmes when one is having fun with a group the noise levels tend to be higher than one realires. Therefore we would like to bring to everyone’s atenton that it is expected that partcipants keep the noise down afer those hours and if someone reminds you to lower the volume, please cooperate.

d. The yeshiva maintains communicaton with the security authorites. No one has ever (Thank God) been hurt when he followed our security rules. We, the administraton of the yeshiva, feel a very strong sense of responsibility for your physical wellbeing. There will be certain places that are OFF LIMITS because of the fact that they are high-risk areas and the venue of repeated terrorist atacks. We know that many of you might be tempted to have a cavalier attude towards these dangerous places. Nevertheless, we take it quite seriously. Please cooperate with us on this mater.

e. Keep your rooms LOCKED. Although we atempt to have good security, if students leave their rooms and possessions unatended and doors unlocked, then outsiders can enter and steal things. Respect your roommates’ possessions as well, by locking your door.

f. Needless to say, drunkenness or substance abuse is a rero tolerance act and will result in immediate suspension or expulsion (and parental notfcaton) with no refund. To be clear: Bringing girls into the dormitory, use of illegal drugs, behavioral misconduct due to misuse of alcohol (or other substance), sexual misconduct, violence, thef, or violaton of any crime is grounds for immediate dismissal from the program.

g. SECURITY DEPOSIT: jInternship partcipants are required to put down a $250 deposit at the start of the program, which they will be refunded at the end of the program provided they did not damage the property, fully partcipated in the programming, followed the rules, and stayed untl the end of the program.

Let us reiterate, most students are mature and want a good learning environment and almost all of these rules are self-evident. However, due the fact that in our experience not every college student understands these things we must spell them out clearly. If you are among the majority of serious mature students please don’t be ofended by these rules. You will appreciate them.

10 9. Trips (Tiyulim)

There will be trips scheduled during your tme at Aish. We will give you plenty of advanced notce.

10. Security

Security is a high priority for us. Although you are safe in Israel, do not take unnecessary security risks. Aish may notfy you of security alerts. These alerts will be in response to informaton from the Israeli security forces that they have informaton that terrorist organiratons are making threatening actons. At these tmes please remain on campus. The vast majority of terrorist atempts have, thankfully, been thwarted by the security forces. EVERYONE stll must follow these rules.

If, G-d forbid, there is a terrorist incident, everyone is required to call our staf immediately upon hearing about it to notfy that you are alright. You also should call your family back home to let them know that you are okay.

If you wish to visit relatves who live in places which are considered “the territories”, or any place that the Aish administraton deems as not secure to go to, we are serving writen notce that we accept no responsibility for your safety.

11. Shabbat

For four of the weekends we will have Group Shabbatons, and the other four will be ‘of/free/ out.’ As with the rest of the program, partcipants must be part of the Shabbaton programming. If there is nothing scheduled, you are welcome to stay in the Aish dorms and Aish will be happy to set you up with home hospitality with local families.

12. Packing List

● Towels

● Sheets & Pillowcases (not mandatory, but helpful)

● Hat with brim (for trips, baseball cap is recommended)

● Flashlight

11 ● Swimsuit

● Shoes for walking through water

● Sturdy hiking boots

● Good strong water botle (2 liters)

● 2 pairs of comfortable long pants which you don't mind being messed up for hikes

● 1 Backpack for Hiking

● Sunglasses or eyeglass guard

● Alarm clock with bateries

● Toiletries (shampoos are likely to burst and spill from airplane pressure, so best to buy it in Israel. If you do bring it- wrap in plastc bags to avoid damage due to spillage).

● Basic medicaton e.g. sunscreen (wrap that too), pills for headaches and diarrhoea, mosquito repellent, ant-bite cream

● Notebook and pens

● Some nice clothes - a few pairs of long pants, several butoned down long- sleeved shirts. Approximately $200 - $300 spending money for laundry service, food on free days, gifs, taxis, etc ● $ 250 for security deposit See www.aishessentals.com/faq-s.html for more items that you may want to bring.

13. Cell Phones In order for us to be compliant with security regulatons, and so that our staf and your employer can contact you in a reasonable manner, we need to be able to be in contact with you throughout the trip. Therefore, you are required to have actve phone service (not only wif) throughout your trip. Your optons are as follows:

1. Bring an UNLOCKED GSM phone, and purchase a sim card ($100 USD for the whole trip for full service including unlimited local calls, int'l calls to most countries, and large data plan, or go to golanusa.net and get the no frills plan with similar data and calling for half the price (but no English customer service).

12 2. Rent a basic phone with call and textng only, no apps ($90USD)

3. Rent a smart phone with the unlimited local/int'l calling and large data plan ($180 USD)

We work with a reliable provider of phone rentals and sim card services, and will make sure that by the second day of the program your phone is set up according to one of the above methods.

14. Taxis

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE UNMARKED TAXIS (“UNMARKED” - THERE IS NO SIGN IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD). Here is a list of recommended taxi services:

Errat Torah: 02-581-4444 Bayit VeGan: 02-642-1111 Ramot Alon: 02-502-2222 Bar Ilan: 02-586-6666 : 02-538-5555 : 02-651-2111 Kikar Shabbat 02 586 6667

Egged Buses, In Jerusalem: 02-530-4704; Outside Jerusalem: 03-694-8888 Train Informaton: 03-577-4000, Light Rail Informaton

15. Passport

Prior to your arrival in Israel, you will be required to ensure that your passport is valid for at least six months from the date you intend to leave Israel.

Students must carry a copy of their passports and the school contact informaton at all tmes. Students’ passports should be kept in the safe at Aish. Please make sure your passport is valid for 6 months afer you intend to leave Israel, otherwise, you may have problems getng an appropriate visa.

13 16. Health Insurance

While atending Aish, you are required to have Israeli medical coverage. Hospitals in Israel do not recognire foreign insurance, and in the event of a hospital visit you may be required to lay out thousands of shekels. Therefore, you must enroll in our medical and hospitaliraton insurance plan. It provides full medical coverage for emergencies and new conditons (no pre- existng conditons) including medicaton and hospitaliraton. You are required to enroll for the entre period you are in Israel. Please remember to take care of this ASAP, for medical coverage is a must.

THIS INSURANCE IS MANDATORY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE YOUR OWN MEDICAL OR TRAVEL INSURANCE. PLEASE NOTE: Our medical insurance does NOT cover pre- existng medical conditons. The cost for insurance is included in the $399 program fee.

In a case of medical problem please follow these steps: Please have your policy number and passport number ready when calling, we recommend saving the call center number on your private phone. For any medical problem that requires a family doctor, choose from the list below and call to make an appointment. For visits to specialists or laboratory call the Harel call center.

In case of a medical or dental emergency, during the day or night, call (or have someone else call) the “Harel” call center 24/7 (including weekends and holiday) 1800-414-422 or 03-754- 7020 to let them know you are on the way to Terem or the hospital.

Wherever you are going, please take with you your policy number.

FYI: if you go to the hospital, the emergency room or call an ambulance without calling the medical center frst, you may not be fully covered under this policy. This policy will not cover you when you are outside of Israel.

Doctors If you need to see a doctor, you must call Harel 1-800-414-422 and get a confrmaton number. You will need your policy number and your passport number. (There is no charge for medical treatment and medicaton). The following list of doctors, pharmacies, and laboratories all accept by Harel Insurance:

14 If you need to see a specialist, you must call Harel and get approval before making an appointment.

1. Family Medical Center - Rehov Parnas, behind Zol B’gadol— 02-647-7300— Drs Slutrkin (#6028) and Niewodowski (#6027).

2. The Wolfson Medical Center - Rehov Diskin 9 – 02-561-0297 3. Terem – Rehov Yirmiyahu – 509-3333 – no need for an appointment, just go

4. Dr. Gross 27 Hakablan St – 02-6519540 (25)

5. Dr. Schamroth—(#6094) dermatologist on Parnas

6. Dr. Grossman – Rehov Katrenelbogen #506

02-651-1766 – near the end of Rehov Hakablan on the other side of the street (across from Kfar Shaul hospital) 8:30am –2pm and 3:30pm —7:30pm.

Pharmacies (see extensive list that will be emailed to you)

Center Pharm – In Center 1, next to the Central Bus Staton

Laboratories that work with Harel (usually open in the mornings) –

Wolfson Medical Center – Rehov Diskin 9 - 02-561-0297

Rambam Labs – Rehov Hillel 16 – 623-1214

15 17. Important Contact Info - AISH/jInternship Staf

Name Positon Phone Email +972 (0)54-845-2175 Director of Avraham Willig (also for WhatsApp) [email protected] Program 718-887-9792 Logistcs Rabbi Nachman Elsant +972 (0)58-752-1211 [email protected] Coordinator +972 (0)50-261-0698 Rabbi MZ Dubov Assistant Director [email protected] (Also has Whatsapp) +972 (0)54 494 7628 Rabbi Tuvia Levin Logistcs Manager [email protected] (Also has Whatsapp) Residence Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis +972 (0)52-761-1130 [email protected] Headmaster Director of Rabbi Dovid Rosman +972 (0)58-323-4113 [email protected] Aish HaTorah Director of Jefsurowitr@ Jef Surowit 248-914-1138 jInternship jInternship.com

Ruvein Kat jInternship COO +972 (0)54-925-3230 [email protected]

Internship Bashi Rosen +972 (0)50-550-3551 [email protected] Coordinator Jinternship Admin Yehudis Patno +972 (0)54-849-6925 [email protected] Assistant

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