ShinShinim
ShinShinim are a select group of promising Israeli high school graduates who choose to defer enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces to spend a year in Jewish communities around the world—a year known as Shnat Sherut (Service Year) or ShinShin for short. The Jewish Agency’s ShinShinim initiative enables community organizations worldwide to host these young Israelis locally, connecting global Jewish communities to the Jewish homeland.
We welcomed our ShinShinim Yael and Dan to our community on August 8, 2024, for one year. They will be volunteering in all our supplementary schools, day schools, and local educational programs.
There’s no more effective way to strengthen vital ties between Israeli and Jewish communities around the world than with authentic, interpersonal relationships between World Jewry and Israelis themselves. While ShinShinim spend the year teaching, connecting, and experiencing life in a Jewish community abroad, locals have the unique opportunity to learn about Israeli life. Upon returning to Israel, after immersing themselves into the complexities of Jewish life outside the Jewish State, exploring their own Jewish identities and gaining new perspectives, ShinShinim become change-makers in Israeli society.
Messages from Yael & Dan
Hello Capital Region! My name is Yael Zafrani and I’m going to be One of your Shinshinim for next year! I’m super excited to be a shinshint and can't wait to meet you all, but before that let me tell you a bit about myself. I’m 18 years old I live in two moshavs in Eshkol named Yesha and Ein Habesor. In my free time I enjoy spending time reading books and hang out with friends and family. I'm also a huge f1 fan (McLaren, Red bull and ferrari for life). In my free time you can find me talking about movies and taylor swift. I can't wait to meet and start this year with you all! See you soon!
Hello NENY! My name is Dan Ben Nun and I’m going to be one of your Shinshinim for next year! I’m 18 years old I live in a small moshav in the central part of Israel near Rishon Lezion. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my friends and family. A big part of my free time is the scouts, where I take a part as a coordinator. In addition in my free time I enjoy watching sports, especially soccer and I support Chelsea fc. My biggest hobbies are cooking, traveling around the world and skiing. When I was seven years old my family relocated to Dayton, Ohio. My father was an emissary from the Israeli Air Force, and we lived there for 2 years. I can't wait to meet and start this year with you all!
