Birthright

Groups

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.

Neve Yerushalayim: Mechina program – http://www.nevey.org/nevegsmechina.htm neveadmissions@nevey.org

Jewel Program: www.jewel4women.com – jewel@aish.com

(NOTE – If you are planning on attending Jewel, please keep in mind that you will not be able to use both the JeffSeidel scholarship and the scholarship from Jewel, as both organizations receive funding from the same Foundation.)

Eyaht: eyaht@eyaht.com www.eyaht.org

Shearim: www.shearim.com – shearim@shearim.com

Simchat Shlomo: www.shlomoyeshiva.org– info@shlomoyeshiva.org

Midreshet Rachel V’ Chaya: www.darchenoam.org – mrachel@darchenoam.org

Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin: www.berotbatayin.org, berot2@yahoo.com

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

Machon Maayan: machonmaayanshirar@gmail.com www.machonmaayan.com

Machon Alte: www.machonalte.com , contact@machonalte.com

Sharei Bina Seminary: shrshlom@netvision.net.il www.shareibina.com

Shirat Devorah: www.shiratdevorah.org

Bar Ilan Israel Experience: Rabbi Eli Menaged http://israelxp.com

Midreshet Devorah: midreshetdevora@yahoo.com www.midreshetdevora.org

Yeshivalite: www.yeshivalite.com

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.

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

Derech Institute: brickman@ohr.edu http://www.ohr.edu

Chai Israel: R’ Dani Zwick chaiisrael@ohr.edu http://www.ohr.edu

Aish Hatorah: stuart@aish.com www.goisrael.org click “wisdom” click “essentials”

(NOTE – If you are planning on attending Aish, please keep in mind that you will not be able to use both the JeffSeidel scholarship and the scholarship from Aish, as both organizations receive funding from the same Foundation.)

Midrash Shmuel: rabbibengoodman@gmail.com

Simchat Shlomo: www.shlomoyeshiva.org– info@shlomoyeshiva.org

Yeshivat Hamivtar: Beginners Program- jrausman@yahoo.com

Yeshivat Ner Yosef: Rabbi Benhamoo, 02-537-3017

Yeshivat Darche Noam: shapells@darchenoam.org www.darchenoam.org

Machon Shlomo: http://www.machonshlomo.org machonshlomo@meor.org

Machon Meir: (beginners program) english1@machonmeir.org.il www.machonmeir.org.il

Yeshivat Reishit NCSY program: www.reishit.org, rabbis@reshit.co.il

Yeshivat Ruach Chaim: www.ruachchaim.org , Office@ruachchaim.org

Yeshivalite: www.yeshivalite.com

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

Machon Yaakov: www.machonyaakov.org

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

Bar Ilan Israel Experience: Rabbi Eli Menaged http://israelxp.com

Ashrei: R’ Yehoshua Kahan, www.ashrei.org.il ravyehoshua@ashrei.org.il

Israelinks: www.chabad.edu

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 $25,000

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/week

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/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

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

Sunday night NFL Football night

Donate $250 Now

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

Cost: $250/night

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

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

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/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

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

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 Canada – The checks should be made out to KH Meroth Canada and mailed to 17 Shonei Halachot, Old City Jerusalem 97501

For Israel – The checks should be made out to Ohel Avraham and sent to 17 Shonei Halachot, Old City Jerusalem 97501

For England – The checks should be made out to Gertner Charitable Trust, and sent to Fordgate House, 1 Allsop Place, London NW1 5LF (registered Charity Number – 327380R)

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