The Tzahar Region: Our Partners in Israel
(The picture to the left from one of the many porches of the Rimon Inn in Tzfat, where we will be staying.)The bond between American Jews and Israel is eternal and constantly evolving. Over the years, the Jewish Agency for Israel has paired Israeli cities with communities in the diaspora. The partnerships share human and financial resources to enhance and improve Israel, its people and Jewish communities throughout the United States.
Since 1994, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County has been a partner in this effort to intensify our relationship with the Tzahar Region. Tzahar is comprised of Tzfat, the ancient home of Jewish mysticism (kabbalah) and artists; the scenic and growing immigrant town of Hatzor Haglilit; and Rosh Pina, the first Zionist settlement in the Galilee and a beneficiary of philanthropist Baron Edmund de Rothschild. These three cities are located in the picturesque northern part of Israel's Galilee area and are home to 31,000 Jews. The primary goals of the partnership are to invigorate economic development and tourism in Israel's rural areas, enhance educational programs and strengthen relationships between Israelis and American Jews.Federation develops and implements cutting edge programs with the people and institutions of the Tzahar Region. These programs are grouped under three categories that meet the program's goals: education, the "living bridge," which nurtures interpersonal relationships between the two areas' people, and tourism and economic development. These programs improve the lives of many Israelis and invigorate American Jews to rededicate themselves to Judaism and Israel. The Young Ambassador program brings together teens from the greater Palm Beaches and the Tzahar Region to study, develop as future leaders and enrich their Jewish identity. Other programs, such as Livnot U'lehibanot, bring American Jews to volunteer with the people and services of the Tzahar Region, as well as to study their heritage. Educators from the greater Palm Beaches and the Tzahar Region visit both communities to create new curricula for their students through the Educators Exchange. New programs include the Kabbalah and Mysticism Project in Tzfat, which will invigorate the local economy and enhance Tzfat’s status as an educational center to study all the forms of the mystical side of Judaism.The association between the two communities has created other benefits in addition to the programs funded directly through this partnership. For example, new opportunities are available for donors who feel a connection to the Tzahar Region. These donations include a $250,000 bequest to enhance the neonatal intensive care unit in Tzfat and a $1 million bequest to fund five capital projects, including a technological and pedagogical center in Hatzor Haglilit, an art and youth center at Rosh Pina, and a visitors center in Tzfat. Our area is one of the few in the nation that has partnered an American city, West Palm Beach, with a Federation's region in Israel. This alliance has resulted in several business missions to the region.Federation's partnership with the Tzahar Region and the social, educational and economic programs involved with the program are funded through Federation's Annual Campaign.Click here for more information about the activities involving the people of the Tzahar Region and the greater Palm Beaches.
Since 1994, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County has been a partner in this effort to intensify our relationship with the Tzahar Region. Tzahar is comprised of Tzfat, the ancient home of Jewish mysticism (kabbalah) and artists; the scenic and growing immigrant town of Hatzor Haglilit; and Rosh Pina, the first Zionist settlement in the Galilee and a beneficiary of philanthropist Baron Edmund de Rothschild. These three cities are located in the picturesque northern part of Israel's Galilee area and are home to 31,000 Jews. The primary goals of the partnership are to invigorate economic development and tourism in Israel's rural areas, enhance educational programs and strengthen relationships between Israelis and American Jews.Federation develops and implements cutting edge programs with the people and institutions of the Tzahar Region. These programs are grouped under three categories that meet the program's goals: education, the "living bridge," which nurtures interpersonal relationships between the two areas' people, and tourism and economic development. These programs improve the lives of many Israelis and invigorate American Jews to rededicate themselves to Judaism and Israel. The Young Ambassador program brings together teens from the greater Palm Beaches and the Tzahar Region to study, develop as future leaders and enrich their Jewish identity. Other programs, such as Livnot U'lehibanot, bring American Jews to volunteer with the people and services of the Tzahar Region, as well as to study their heritage. Educators from the greater Palm Beaches and the Tzahar Region visit both communities to create new curricula for their students through the Educators Exchange. New programs include the Kabbalah and Mysticism Project in Tzfat, which will invigorate the local economy and enhance Tzfat’s status as an educational center to study all the forms of the mystical side of Judaism.The association between the two communities has created other benefits in addition to the programs funded directly through this partnership. For example, new opportunities are available for donors who feel a connection to the Tzahar Region. These donations include a $250,000 bequest to enhance the neonatal intensive care unit in Tzfat and a $1 million bequest to fund five capital projects, including a technological and pedagogical center in Hatzor Haglilit, an art and youth center at Rosh Pina, and a visitors center in Tzfat. Our area is one of the few in the nation that has partnered an American city, West Palm Beach, with a Federation's region in Israel. This alliance has resulted in several business missions to the region.Federation's partnership with the Tzahar Region and the social, educational and economic programs involved with the program are funded through Federation's Annual Campaign.Click here for more information about the activities involving the people of the Tzahar Region and the greater Palm Beaches.
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