STUDENT TOURS

Sepharad (Spain) for students and youngsters?!

The program “Sepharad in the Wake of Jewish Legacy” offers students and young people in general a formative onsite life experience. Students and youngsters enjoy experiential visits to cities such as Toledo, Córdoba, Segovia, Madrid and more, along with educational activities, musical workshops and moving encounters with fascinating people, while - at the same time – discover by themselves the richness of the cultural and philosophical treasures that the great Sephardic Jewry bequeathed to the Jewish people in particular and to the world in general, both then and now. Come and join this experiential journey of Jewish Sepharad! Discover its cultural treasures right in the places where they were created and explore their relevancy to our present, as Jews and as Israelis. Given the success of the many delegations which have discovered Jewish Sepharad in recent years, we decided to make the journey a new tradition to be repeated every year.

Vision

To promote and lead students’ tours to Spain in order to enable them to experience the history, culture, and events underlying the Jewish footprint in Sepharad, right where they took place!

Rational

For 1500 years Sepharad was home for Jews. Together we shall discover the entire Jewish experience: their intellectual and artistic legacy, history, and contribution to Humanity, all of which took place in this home of theirs – Sepharad.

Context

To dive into the Sephardic Jews’ history and existence by means of the artwork that gave name to the two main branches of the ancient Jewish world – Ashkenazi and Sephardic. These were not just geographical but philosophical brunches as well, which contributed greatly to Jewish life in particular and to Humanity at large. The Legacy of Sephardic Jewry spans over all walks of life:
Rationalism
 The Wisdom of Kabala
 Poetry during the Golden Age of Jewish culture in Spain (Tor Ha’zahav)
 Advancement of sciences, such as Medicine and Astronomy
 The important role that Jews played in bridging cultures
 Multi-clustered leadership
 Pluralism and tolerance in Sephardic Jewish worldview
The communal structure which made Jewish life possible – Juderías and Aljamas (Jewish Quarters)

Students tours to Spain
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OUR TEAM

Leah Netzer

Leah Netzer Born in Argentina, ever since her youth Leah Netzer has been [...]

Dr Pinchas Bibelnik

Dr Pinchas Bibelnik Academic advisor for travelers seminar to Jewish Sefarad and Portugal [...]

Guiora Barak

Guiora Barak holds academic degrees in General History and Social Sciences, and for [...]

Shuki Brandwein

Shuki Brandwein Geographer and tour guide, expert on the subjects of Spanish Jewry [...]

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