Israel Learning Fellowships

Israel Learning Fellowships

Overview: Multiple fellowship opportunities focused on exploring Israel through different lenses.

Unpacking Zionism(s)

• Duration: 6-week fellowship
• Focus: Historical and modern context of Zionism; multiple perspectives on Zionism debates
• Learning Questions: How do competing visions of Zionism align and differ? What beliefs, values, and challenges have shaped Zionism?

Israeli Music Fellowship

• Focus: Diversity of Israeli music and its history
• Structure: Each lesson focuses on different genre
• Activities: Music listening, discussion, interactive learning

Hebrew Chavurah

• Focus: Hebrew language learning for beginners
• Level: Basics (Aleph-Beit, basic vocabulary)
• Structure: Once weekly in fun, low-pressure environment
• Eligibility: All skill levels welcome

Hummusiya

• Focus: Israeli culture exploration
• Schedule: Every Monday, 6:00-7:30 PM
• Structure: 6:00-6:30 PM - Make homemade hummus; 6:30-7:30 PM - Eat and discuss changing content themes

Geographic Scope: UC Berkeley students

Contact: Israel Fellow, Yehuda, at ycohen@berkeleyhillel.org