Recently, Jodi Meyerowitz ‘05 and Jamie Zebrak traveled to Haifa, Israel with six American Shomrim (participants) from the University of Oregon and met the Israeli Shomrim from Haifa University and the Technion. Together they spent a week volunteering in Haifa with children at an absorption center for Ethiopian immigrants, helping an Ethiopian family paint their apartment, packing and delivering Passover packages to families in need, and engaging in dialogue about Jewish peoplehood. In September, they will continue building connections when the Israeli Shomrim visit Eugene, Oregon.
Shomer Achi - www.shomerachi.weebly.com - fosters sustainable and community based connections between American and Israeli college students through parallel community service initiatives, dialogue, and leadership training.