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Pesach20-26/04/0815-21 Nisan Yom Hazikaron Lashoa Velagvura01/05/08 26 Nisan Yom Hazikaron07/05/082 Iyar Yom Ha'Atzmaut0805/083 Iyar Lag Ba'omer 23/05/08 18 Iyar Shavuot 09/06/08 6 Sivan Think Practice Tank (TPT) Adult Education June 12-13, 2008 June Network MeetingsTrack A: MAKOM Lab Clinic Track B: Arts Network June 16th-17th,2008 Institute for the Study of Modern Israel of Emory UniversityJune 22-27,2008 Jerusalem Film Festival July 14-16,2008 ARZA-MAKOM Beit Knesset Yisrael Israel Institute July 31st-August 5 2008 Tisha'a Be'av 10/08/08 9 Av September Network Meetings Network Meeting followed by consultation on Community Strategies for Strengthening Youth & Young Adult Travel to Israel September 16-17, 2008 Rosh Hashana 30/9-01/10/08 1-2 Tishrei Yom Kippur 09/10/08 10 Tishrei Sukkot14-20/10/08 15-21 Tishrei Simchat Tora 21/10/08 22 Tishrei Schmooze ConferenceLate October,2008 Global P2K ConferenceNovember 12th-13th 2008 GANovember 16th–18th 2008 Chanuka 22-29/12/08 25 Kislev – 2 Tevet Tu Beshvat 09/02/09 15 Shvat Purim09-11/03/09 13-15 Adar Travel Institute March 15th-19th,2009 Makom-Melton (Hebrew U.) Conference of Israel Education Israel Engagement Assembly June/July 2009 Israel Engagement Assembly
Pesach20-26/04/0815-21 Nisan
Yom Hazikaron Lashoa Velagvura01/05/08 26 Nisan
Yom Hazikaron07/05/082 Iyar
Yom Ha'Atzmaut0805/083 Iyar
Lag Ba'omer 23/05/08 18 Iyar
Shavuot 09/06/08 6 Sivan
Think Practice Tank (TPT) Adult Education June 12-13, 2008
June Network MeetingsTrack A: MAKOM Lab Clinic Track B: Arts Network June 16th-17th,2008
Institute for the Study of Modern Israel of Emory UniversityJune 22-27,2008
Jerusalem Film Festival July 14-16,2008
ARZA-MAKOM Beit Knesset Yisrael Israel Institute July 31st-August 5 2008
Tisha'a Be'av 10/08/08 9 Av
September Network Meetings Network Meeting followed by consultation on Community Strategies for Strengthening Youth & Young Adult Travel to Israel September 16-17, 2008
Rosh Hashana 30/9-01/10/08 1-2 Tishrei
Yom Kippur 09/10/08 10 Tishrei
Sukkot14-20/10/08 15-21 Tishrei
Simchat Tora 21/10/08 22 Tishrei
Schmooze ConferenceLate October,2008
Global P2K ConferenceNovember 12th-13th 2008
GANovember 16th–18th 2008
Chanuka 22-29/12/08 25 Kislev – 2 Tevet
Tu Beshvat 09/02/09 15 Shvat
Purim09-11/03/09 13-15 Adar
Travel Institute March 15th-19th,2009
Makom-Melton (Hebrew U.) Conference of Israel Education Israel Engagement Assembly June/July 2009
Israel Engagement Assembly
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