WUJS Intern Tel-Aviv

Program Overview
WUJS Intern Tel-Aviv is a program that gives you the opportunity to combine a professional internship in a field of your choice with the additional benefits of a regular Ulpan (Hebrew language) course, weekly field trips, overnight hikes, meetings with Israeli peers and a variety of fun and enriching activities.

Today Tel-Aviv is one of the world's most exciting, cosmopolitan cities full of restaurants, cafes, bars, museums, galleries, theaters and more. Intern Tel-Aviv will give you the chance to live it to the full. By day, step out into the thriving working environment. By night, step out into the best nightlife in Israel.

Participants will live in apartments in fashionable South Tel-Aviv and intern in almost any area of industry and commerce, public and private sector, art and culture, hi-tech, politics and much more. This is a great opportunity for you to enhance your resume and live as an independent Israeli all within a warm yet dynamic environment and supported by professional and experienced staff.
The Internship
Prior to your arrival an Israel, a member of the WUJS staff will be in contact with you to discuss your areas of interests and your CV/resume. Following that you will be presented with potential internship placements and asked to be in contact with each one individually before making a final decision on your six month placement.
Until now WUJS Intern Tel-Aviv participants have interned in the following companies and organizations:
Requirements
Participants on the WUJS Intern Tel-Aviv program are required to intern 25-30 hours a week. In addition participants have the option of taking a Hebrew language ulpan and a weekly educational day-trip. Finally participants are free to take advantage of all the other evening options made available by the WUJS staff.

Jewish Experience
One of the greatest advantages of spending six months in Israel is the opportunity to experience Judaism. Explore the options, feel the fervor, learn and encounter Judaism as you never have before. WUJS, as part Young Judaea/FZY Israel programs, is a Jewish pluralist program; whether you are Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist or non-affiliated, you will be given your space to express your Judaism in your way.

Israel Experience
Beyond the internship placement participants on the WUJS Intern Tel-Aviv program will have the option of participating in a variety in informal educational and cultural activities that primarily take place in the evenings. These may include: Israeli film night, going to an international soccer match, visiting a new bar on Rothschild Street, going to a political rally, meeting an environmental lobby, going to a concert and much more. In addition, during free time, participants can enjoy all the wonderful cultural and social opportunities that Tel-Aviv has to offer.
Adopted Families
The WUJS Intern Tel-Aviv program can arrange for students to be "adopted" by a local family. This provides a home away from home and an opportunity to get to know an Israeli family. These families are often immigrants themselves from around the world. It can be a way of practicing Hebrew and discovering Jerusalem from a different angle. While this is not a compulsory part of the program, experience has proven that life-long relationships can be formed between students and local families.
Weekends
The weekends are often one of the highlights of the program as participants have the time to get out and about exploring the country from north to south. All WUJS participants have the luxury of using our tiyul (hiking) consultant who will help you to plan your treks around Israel and even provide you with maps, tents and gas burners.

Shabbatot
There are three group Shabbatot weekends over the course of the program. These include Shabbatot within Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv as well as retreats outside of the city. Each Shabbat can be meaningful in its own way either due to a new and interesting encounter or simply because of the unique atmosphere that each Shabbat brings. Just be ready to be spiritually uplifted in some way.

Accommodation
All participants on the WUJS Intern Tel-Aviv program receive accommodation in apartments within the city of Tel-Aviv. The apartments are situated in South Tel-Aviv conveniently situated close to the trendy Florentine (Tel-Aviv's Soho) and a short ride away from Tel-Aviv's famous beach. The area provides easy access to all of Tel-Aviv's highlights including restaurants, cafes, bars, museums, theaters and more. Each apartment is equipped with beds, closets, sofas, table and chairs. In addition the kitchen is supplied with a toaster oven, electric stove, refrigerator, freezer and all necessary cooking utensils.

Getting Around the City
As anyone who lives in Tel-Aviv will tell you the most enjoyable way to get around the city is on foot. However, just in case, participants will also be provided with monthly bus passes that allow you to get around the city freely using the vast public transportation system.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the WUJS Intern Tel-Aviv program, prospective students should be:
- Jewish
- Between the ages of 21-35
- Single, or married without children

Program Dates
The WUJS Israel Hadassah program runs twice a year. Each session lasts for six months.

Upcoming Sessions:
September 1st 2008 - February 12th 2009
February 26th 2009 - August 13th 2009
August 31st 2009 - February 11th 2010

Staying in Israel
Over the last 40 years almost one third of all WUJS participants have remained in Israel after the program and made Aliyah. Should this be the path that any of our participants are following, the WUJS program will do their utmost to help facilitate that process. As part of the Young Judaea and FZY network in Israel, WUJS participants can enjoy being part of Merkaz Hamagshimim Hadassah (http://www.themerkaz.org) and its Aliyah Information Center (http://www.themerkaz.org/apage/18003.php), a service that helps new immigrants find a suitable ulpan, translate their cv's, search for housing and more.