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icnext – It’s a New Journey

icnext engages high school students within our Jewish community in learning about and experiencing Israel. Each year, 10-12 graders from different Jewish backgrounds come together. They meet, learn, and talk about Israel. Then they travel to Israel for 10 days in June 2025.

(icnext 13 Registration opens June 9, 2024)
The New Format

Our Meetings - The icnext experience consists of 7 meetings: one Sunday per month, November through May. Each meeting will last approximately 4 hours. While meetings are generally on Sunday afternoons, the day or time may be changed to take advantage of other opportunities offered in the community. Ample advance notice will be given to all participants prior to any day/time changes.

Our Focus - icnext is built on Seven Pillars that guide our meetings and Israel experience:

  • Establishing a Cohort of friends who share a common interest, and will share the experience for our Israel trip 
  • Understanding the geopolitics of the region 
  • Engaging with Israel through Social Media 
  • Building relationships with Israeli teens 
  • Discovering the joys of Israel through Israeli art and culture 
  • Developing techniques for personal reflections 
  • Creating and cultivating a personal toolkit to proactively and reactively understand and respond to anti-semitic and anti-Zionist situations.  
The Israel Mission 2025 - June 8-19,2025

This affordable 10-day trip will explore Israel from Jerusalem’s cobblestone streets to Tel Aviv's cutting-edge graffiti. Participants will gain deeper knowledge about Israel-related issues while creating lasting memories.

  • Travel with this year’s Cleveland Shin Shinim – and meet teens from Beit She’an.
  • Program cost is $2200 per student, including flights, hotel, all meals, experiences in Israel and Cleveland. The overall icnext experience costs approximately $9000 per student. We’re eager to offer this highly subsidized educational experience for your teenager made possible by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Campaign for Jewish Needs.
  • Financial aid is available.
  • Participants may extend their stay in Israel to connect with family or additional Israel trips.
icnext 13 Pre-Trip Mission Dates
  1. 11.10.2024
  2. 12.08.2024
  3. 01.12.2025
  4. 02.02.2025
  5. 03.09.2025
  6. 04.06.2025
  7. 05.04.2025 
  8. 05.29.2025 (Pre-Trip orientation meeting)

Apply now for icnext cohort 13

(icnext 13 Registration opens June 9, 2024)

For information about cost, and the fellowship financial incentive, please reach out to Tina Keller