Sparknotes Blog

December 20, 2021
Celebrating Chanukah in Israel
By Katherine Cranman in 2021
Chanukah was in the air everywhere for a couple of weeks before the holiday started. The stands in the shuk and different stores were filled with selections of different sufganiyot. Giant Chanukiahs were put up...
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December 14, 2021
$10K Scholarships Available For Gap Year In Israel. Apply Now!
By Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta in 2021
This article was originally published in Fed5, a publication of the Jewish Federaiton of Greater Atlanta. Read the original article here. Did you know your high school student doesn’t have to start college right after...
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December 13, 2021
Making Jewish Memories
By Amanda Budd in 2021
What comes to mind when you think of your earliest Jewish memory? For me, I remember my dad teaching me the Shema when I was five years old. The last line instructs us to “inscribe them [mezuzot] on the...
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November 23, 2021
My Gap Year Experience
By Sam Feldstein in 2021
My gap year experience in Israel so far has been nothing short of the best year of my life. I have explored so much of Israel and so much about myself in just the three short...
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November 16, 2021
Zalik Foundation Renews Its Commitment To Gap Year Experiences In Israel
By Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta in 2021
This article was originally published in Fed5. Read the original article here. If you have a high school senior thinking about a gap year in Israel, JumpSpark has wonderful news! The Zalik Foundation has renewed...
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November 8, 2021
My First Month In Yokneam
By Zoe Glickman in 2021
Shalom! My name is Zoe, I’m 18 years old, and I’m from Atlanta, Georgia. I currently live in Yokneam Illit in a communal apartment with six other people and am a Shinshinit, which means I’m...
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