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Men’s affiliated program list:

*please note- this is the list of schools we usually accept, we do sometimes accept other programs, please contact us if the program you wish to attend is not on this list.

 

Ashreinu Yeshiva: ravyudin@ashreinu.org.il  https://www.ashreinu.org.il/

Bar Ilan Israel Experience: Info@Israelxp.com  https://israelxp.com/

Derech Institute:  r.brickman@ohr.edu  https://www.derechinstitute.com/

Hillel Scholarships: https://www.hillel.org/college-guide/hillel-scholarships/jewish-scholarships

Israelinks:  https://chabadoncampus.org/israelinks/

Machon Meir: (beginners program) https://meirtv.com/en

Machon Shlomo: machonshlomo@meor.org  https://machonshlomo.org/

Machon Yaakov: rabbijacobs@machonyaakov.org  https://www.machonyaakov.org/

Midrash Shmuel: avrahamben1313@gmail.com https://www.midrashshmuel.org/

Ohr Somayach: LUBOW@ohr.israel.net    www.ohr.edu   “study in Israel”

Simchat Shlomo:   info@shlomoyeshiva.org   https://www.shlomoyeshiva.org/   

Yeshiva Shalom Rav:   yeshivashalomrav@gmail.com    https://www.shalomrav.org/

Yeshiva Temimei Derech: rsp@thewayinside.org https://thewayinside.net/

Yeshivat Darche Noam:  dni@darchenoam.org  https://darchenoam.org/

Yeshivat Orayta- Isralight: info@orayta.org, https://www.orayta.org/

 

 

Women’s affiliated program list:

*please note- this is the list of schools we usually accept, we do sometimes accept other programs, please contact us if the program you wish to attend is not on this list.

 

Baer Miriam: baermiriam1@gmail.com https://www.baermiriam.com/

Bar Ilan Israel Experience: Info@Israelxp.com https://israelxp.com/

Eyaht: eyaht@eyaht.com https://www.eyaht.info/

Hillel Scholarships: https://www.hillel.org/college-guide/hillel-scholarships/jewish-scholarships

Machon Alte: contact@machonalte.com   https://www.machonalte.com/

Machon Maayan: office@machonmaayan.org http://www.machonmaayan.org/

Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin: info@berotbatayin.org https://www.berotbatayin.org/

Midreshet Rachel V’Chaya: dni@darchenoam.org https://darchenoam.org/midreshet-rachel-vchaya/

Neve Yerushalayim: welcometoneve@nevey.org https://nevey.org/

Nishmat (beginners program) info@nishmat.net https://www.nishmat.net/

Shearim: shearim@shearim.com https://www.shearim.com/

Simchat Shlomo for women: info@shiviti.org.il https://www.shiviti.org.il/

 

 

Tuesday, April 28 at 6PM Israel Time

11AM EST (New York)

Joey Bendah and Zalmen Schwartz will share their stories.

 

Join the ZOOM Call: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7188876123

Also Live on Facebook

 

 

Italy 2016


Poland Trip 2009

Poland Trip 2013

Poland Trip 2014

Poland Trip 2015

Poland Spring 2016 

Poland 2017

Poland 2018

Poland Spring 2019

Poland Fall 2019


Prague Trip 2008

Prague Trip 2009

Prague Trip 2014


Russia Trip Dec 2016


Turkey Trip

 

To receive tax deduction from Israel, Canada, or England, you must send a check. We can only offer tax deduction through credit card  for US donations.

For USA:

The checks should be made out to Ohel Avraham and sent to P.O. Box 95016, Palatine, IL 60095-0016, , For tax purposes (Tax ID# – 36-3352340)

For Canada:

Checks should be made out to: Jewish Heritage Foundation
(Formerly BETH OLOTH)
Mailed to: 17 Shonei Halachot, Old City Jerusalem 97501

If you want to give by Bank or Wire Transfer or Credit Card, please email Jeff directly: jseidel@jeffseidel.com for instructions.

For Israel:

Checks should be made out to: Ohel Avraham
Mailed to: 17 Shonei Halachot, Old City Jerusalem 97501

For England:

Checks should be made out to: Gertner Charitable Trust 
Mailed to: Fordgate House, 1 Allsop Place, London NW1 5LF
(registered Charity Number – 327380R)

If you want to give by Bank or Wire Transfer, please email Jeff directly: jseidel@jeffseidel.com for instructions.

 

Sponsor a Full Trip to Poland

Every Spring-semester we conduct a student mission to Poland  for the overseas students studying at Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University and Ben Gurion University. Our student mission is led by one of the premier educators of Yad Vashem, Ms. Hazy Flint. The  four day mission includes traveling to several of the Concentration Camps including Treblinka, Majdanek & Auschwitz. Shabbat is in Krakow enabling the students to see a once vibrant city that was filled with Jewish life and is now desolate.

Donate $43,000

 

 

Chavrusah: Small Group Learning Program – studying on a personal level

Donate $250

Throughout the semester we arrange small group learning sessions and one-on-one learning sessions on a variety of topics to give the students an opportunity to learn concepts and texts they were not exposed to in the past.

Cost: $250/student

Sunday night NFL Football night

Donate $350 Now

We host Football watching parties with pizza and beer on Sunday Nights and throughout the NFL Playoffs.

Cost: $350/night

 

Monday night women’s leadership program

Donate $525

Each Monday night we host a women’s program, including a lecture series, one-on-one learning sessions and a variety of programs geared to women including challah baking, zumba classes, mikveh tour and more.

Cost: $525/week

 

Friday night Shabbat dinners at our student center

Donate $1040

Every Shabbat we host dinner at our student Center giving students an opportunity to socialize and experience an authentic Shabbat experience.

Cost: $1040/week

 

Super bowl party

Donate $1300

Super bowl party – Our annual late night Super Bowl Party on 2 big screens is the place to be to watch the Big Game.

Cost: $1300/year

 

Women’s retreat shabbaton

Donate $2200

As part of our women’s programming, each semester we have a shabbaton with programming specifically geared to women including trips and information about “women in Judaism”.

Cost: $2200/trip

 

Annual Yom Haatsmaut BBQ

Donate $3000

Gan Sacher in Jerusalem is the place to be on Yom Haatzmaut and our BBQ is the largest in Gan Sacher with over 300 attendees.

Cost: $3000

HU Spring Semester 2015

HU Fall Semester 2015

HU Fall Semester 2016 


Aug Nights Jeru 2017

End of Semester 2017


TAU Fall Semester 2016 

TAU Spring Semester 2018

Birthright

MB 165

MB 163, 164, & 502

MEOR Trip – BOYS

MB 189      MB 710

MB 192      MB 194

MB 196 BR Shorashim

BR – Israel Experts

Birthright Spring 2018

Groups

BBYO

Emory Hillel

UPENN Hillel

LAJ and CIE

RAJE Philedelphia

Tel Aviv Purim party

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Max Steinberg zt”l Israel public diplomacy lecture series

Donate $1000 Now

Launched in August 2015 as a response to the rising tide of global anti-Semitism in University campuses, our advocacy program is giving students the tools to combat BDS, anti-Israel and anti-Semitic groups upon return to their home Universities. 

Cost: $1000/week

 

 

 

Sponsor a Full Trip to Prague

During the fall academic semester, we conducted a Shabbaton in Prague for 26 students from our 3 University Centers. Our three day Shabbaton combines the Jewish Historical sites such as the Maharal Synagogue and the Terezin (Theresienstadt) Concentration Camps, as well as the Prague Castle and the Charles Bridge.

Donate $18,000

 

 

Welcome Back Semester BBQ

Donate $950

Each semester we host an open house BBQ at our Center to welcome the new students, introduce them to the numerous Jeff Seidel Student Programs, and kick-off the semester.

Cost: $950/BBQ

 

Tuesday Dinner & Soccer!

Donate $750

Our South American students love soccer, and we host them for dinner and all the Champions League games throughout the European season.

Cost: $750/week

Donate by Check

 

If you would like to make a donation by check, please make out to “Ohel Avraham” and mail to:

Ohel Avraham- Jewish Student Info Centers
P.O. Box 95016
Palatine, IL, 60095-0016

 

Our 501(c) tax ID: 36-3352340