EDUCATION & ADVOCACY

KINDERGARTEN - 8TH GRADE PROGRAMS

From Tu BiShvat in the Schools to our Blue Box Bob program, Jewish National Fund provides innovative programs to teach about Israel and JNF's work in Israel. As children continue to embark on the journey to becoming a B’nai Mitzvah, JNF offers motivating programs that connect them to the land and people of Israel.

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PLANT YOUR WAY TO ISRAEL

Raise money for your Israel trip while supporting the work JNF does in Israel. Use our fundraising and "friendraising" platform to raise money for JNF, and half the money you raise will be placed in a special account on your behalf to help pay for a trip to Israel with family, a youth group, school or gap year program.

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SABABA SOCIETY

Sababa means awesome! Jewish National Fund's newest society, the Sababa Society, is open to 10 to 14 year olds across the United States. The Sababa Society takes youth on adventures to learn about JNF's work all across Israel. By becoming a member of the Sababa Society, kids have the opportunity to show their passion for Israel and to support an organization that works tirelessly to help all of the land and people of Israel.

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BLUE BOX BOB (BBB)

Our costumed Jewish National Fund Blue Box Bob (BBB) character is available to schools and organizations to visit with students in grades pre-K to 4, connecting them to modern Israel while teaching the history of our homeland with age-appropriate educational materials. To arrange for Blue Box Bob to visit your school, community event, or party, contact us using the link below.

ADOPT-A-FIREFIGHTER

JNF supports rescue services that fight fires and protect people from them. Now your schools or community can learn about Israel and her firefighters, and continue to support and protect them, just like they protect Israel. Curricular materials are available for Pre-K through B’nai Mitzvah, highlighting Jewish values about community and respect for life.

TU BISHVAT IN THE SCHOOLS

Connect your students to their roots by planting a tree in Israel with Jewish National Fund’s Tu Bishvat in the Schools program. Tu Bishvat activities, posters, stickers, and additional resources are available to help you celebrate and teach students about the spiritual and environmental significance of this holiday of the trees.

MY ISRAEL TREE (Coming soon)

Our new web-based interactive educational platform for use in the classroom to teach students about Israel, Jewish National Fund, the environment, and trees. Developed for 2nd to 4th grade classrooms, this exciting new program is especially suitable for the weeks leading up to Tu Bishvat.

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DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS

Jewish National Fund is dedicated to ensuring that no member of Israeli society is left behind. By learning about and supporting Special Needs projects in Israel and using these curricular materials and activities, students will learn the Jewish values of inclusiveness, our responsibility to help the weak, the vulnerable and the helpless, and that human differences are holy.

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WATER PROGRAMS

Learn about the innovative ways that Israel solved its water shortage and how it's now helping the rest of the world, along with Jewish National Fund's integral role in this process. JNF provides educational materials, resources, activities, and more.

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ENVIRONMENT

Jewish National Fund is Israel’s largest environmental organization. Learn how JNF helps to protect the environment through water innovation, agricultural research & development and more. Students will learnthe value of protecting our earth and precious resources through the lens of Israel.

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MAP PROGRAMS

Fun interactive programs are available using a large floor map of Israel. Jewish National Fund brings the map and all the materials to teach about Israel’s geography, water solutions, and how Israel makes the world a better place, all while engaging your students in fun activities. Contact us using the link below to schedule a time for your regional JNF Education team member to come to your school.

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JNF B'NAI MITZVAH PROGRAMS

JNF offers a variety of unique ways your child can celebrate their milestone and support Israel at the same time, including hands-on tzedakah projects, planting trees in Israel to honor your guests, an inscription in the JNF Honor Book in Jerusalem, a dedication on the B’nai Mitzvah Remembrance Wall at American Independence Park near Jerusalem, and even a full Bar/Bat Mitzvah trip to Israel.

CELEBRATE JERUSALEM

Celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem—learn, experience, relive and memorialize. Jewish National Fund's Celebrate Jerusalem resources provide activities and programs for schools and camps to teach about the Jerusalem from the Six-Day War through today.

YOM HA'ATZMAUT

Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day with this interactive program which teaches Megillat Ha’atzmaut—the text and meaning of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Learn about the values upon which the State of Israel was founded and work with your class or school to create your own modern-day declaration.