The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, in conjunction with Jerusalem Fellowships of Aish HaTorah, is inviting top Jewish university students from across North America to join a leadership development seminar this summer.

Due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, there is a necessity to develop young Jewish leaders who are educated and knowledgeable about Israeli history and politics, as well as capable of communicating a pro-Israel message to the Diaspora community, specifically on college campuses. 

The Hasbara Fellowships program consists of mainly two tracks: 

1) Educating students on Israeli and Middle East history and politics, focusing specifically on the issues of the Palestinian conflict;

2) Training students to be effective activists on their campuses by giving them the tools to create a pro-active pro-Israel campaign.

In addition, participants will visit important sites throughout the country and meet political leaders from across the ideological spectrum.

Students will be expected to create a plan for a pro-Israel campaign upon returning to their campus, and will be aided by the Foreign Ministry and Aish HaTorah in bringing this plan into action.

The Hasbara Fellowships will take place in Jerusalem from August 5th- 25th.It will be supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Jerusalem Fellowships of Aish HaTorah, with students having to pay a minimal fee of $399US towards their flight to Israel. Local organizations are encouraged to aid students with these costs, in order to ensure that the best student leaders are able to participate.

The itinerary of Hasbara Fellowships is done with the full consideration of the security situation in Israel. The utmost precautions are taken and security on the program is provided to the best of our ability.

To apply on-line go to: www.israelactivism.com/hasbara

Please contact Elliot Mathias at emathias@aish.com to nominate students, as well as with any other questions about the program.