Tikkun Olam is accepting applications from 9th and 10th graders to travel to Israel this summer. For the past nine summers, our local teens have participated in this cultural exchange program. Camp Tikkun Olam is a program which allows teens to host an Israeli teen, and also travel to Israel and live in an Israeli home. Unlike other travel programs to Israel, Tikkun Olam offers you the opportunity to see Israel from the Israeli perspective, not just as a tourist. While in Israel we will visit Jerusalem and spend time exploring the city.  We will also travel to the Dead Sea, play in the mud, explore the waterfalls of Ein Gedi, and climb to the top of Masada. While here at home, you will have the chance to show our Israeli friends all the best places around, including hikes in the Smoky Mountains, fun at the lake, and music in downtown Knoxville.

Interviews for summer 2009 will be held Sunday, Feb 1st.  To schedule and interview and learn more about how you can have the BEST summer of your life, contact Deborah Oleshansky, Tikkun Olam Director, 865-690-6343 or doleshansky@jewishknoxville.org