Tamir Gur, Yoav and Ben Lemelman, Allentown sing together at Israel Solidarity Rally

Partnership 2000 (P2K) is a joint initiative of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley and the Yoav Regional Council in Israel, funded by part of the JFLV's overseas allocation.

As we grow our extended family in Israel, we build community at home, too...involving area synagogues, agencies -- and you. Partnership 2000 serves as a framework for partnership in the fullest sense of the word. New projects are always under consideration and development, creating new avenues for people-to-people programs, bringing people together, fostering understanding and creating connections.

The Partnership has been active with many programs and everyone is getting involved:

• Yoav teens have volunteered as counselors at Camp JCC -- and local families have home-hosted them
• Project Yachad enjoyed the resources of Yoav for its Spring Adult Ed program, bringing a Holocaust educator to the Lehigh Valley who also spoke at area high schools and at the JCC Jewish and Israeli Film Series
• Music was the universal language when the Yoav-based Asif Trio performed Israeli songs at Allentown's Mayfair Festival of the Arts.
• Our Maimonides Society got involved, too, when they presented
  the clinics in Yoav with 10 pulse oximeters
• Campers in Camp JCC and Yoav created original "Peace" art for notecards and posters
• People from the Lehigh Valley participated in Voluntours -- volunteering and touring in Yoav for nearly 3 weeks
• Students at the Jewish Day School and in Yoav will be exploring their Jewish roots in a joint project
• The Yoav community welcomes Lehigh Valley Mission to Israel participants at a gala with food and local crafts and visits with local residents
• With videoconferencing technology, we're closer than you think..with joint steering committee meetings between our communities and classroom exchanges. The opportunities are endless with ideas such as book and film clubs and adult learning, too.
  
  To learn more about this program, download the PowerPoint presentation below, "About Yoav and our Partnership."
  
  Vicki Glaser, P2K Chair
  Carolyn Katwan, P2K Coordinator