How do you help young Jewish teens discover what being Jewish means to them?
Take them to Israel.
The next episode of the public-affairs program “Sanctuary” — which airs at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, on ABC7-Channel 7 — joins the journey as Ta’am Yisrael, a Community Foundation for Jewish Education program for eighth-graders, does just that.
The week-long trip offers teens a wide-ranging taste of Israel’s rich and diverse culture, while encouraging them to explore their personal relationship to the land and their heritage.
CFJE’s Richard Moline and Ariel Rosen and Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow of Shir Hadash discuss the program and its impact, as the teens offer glimpses of their experiences on the 2016 trip. Cindy Sher hosts.
Starting Monday, Aug. 22, the program also will be available for viewing on the Jewish United Fund website at www.JUF.org/videos .
“Sanctuary” is a joint production of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago and the Chicago Board of Rabbis, in cooperation with ABC7-Channel 7.