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IV

ith the first snow of the
season on the ground,
it's hard to envision
summer.
' But 250 Jewish teens from all
over Michigan already have their
summer 1998 plans in place: touring
Israel on the community-wide teen
mission.
The trip — which is subsidized
through private donors and the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit — has space for 360
teenagers. In the community's first
and only large-scale teen mission, in
summer 1996, 238 participated.
According to teen mission coordi-
nator Susan Levin, the five-week mis-
sion — scheduled to leave on June 25
— has been modified considerably
since 1996. Changes include
increased opportunities to interact
with Israeli teens, greater community
control over the itinerary and a
revised pre-trip education curricu-

speaking engagements for all young
lum, developed by the Agency for
adults returning from Israel trips.
Jewish Education (AJE).
"We want to stress that when they
Israeli students from Detroit's
come back, they're part of the larger
Partnership 2000 region will accom-
community," said Levin. "Just as the
pany each bus for the entire mission,
experience doesn't begin when they
and will also visit the United States
leave for Israel, it doesn't end when
briefly in April in order to meet the
they come back."
Michigan teens.
As in 1996, teens will travel with
In addition, the Israeli tour guides
others from their syna-
will come to Michigan in
Teens say their
gogues and will be required
January to plan the itinerary
to participate in synagogue-
together with the community goodbyes before
departing for the based education programs
rabbis.
1996 mission.
before the trip. Unaffiliated
"Last time we had several
teens will be able to choose
different guides who spent
the synagogue with which they travel.
time with the kids," said Rabbi
Although the preliminary registra-
Joshua Bennett of Temple Israel, who
tion deadline has already passed,
will be one of the bus leaders. "This
applications are still being accepted.
year, they'll have a consistent rela-
An orientation is scheduled for mid-
tionship."
December, and most synagogues will
According to Levin, there will be
begin the pre-trip education pro-
more structured post-trip programs for
s grams in January. ❑
the '98 mission than were available
following the '96 mission. In fact, the
Michigan/Israel Connection is cur-
rently developing a program called
Come Back Give Back, designed to
coordinate volunteer projects and