January 17 to January 20, 2025

JET AZ TRIP: SOCIAL JUSTICE WITH TZEDEK AMERICA

This incredible trip for 8th to 10th graders is focused on putting Jewish values into action. Learn through direct action with a groundbreaking Jewish organization. Tzedek America works deeply with immigration and asylum issues, specifically from a Jewish lens. Our Shir Hadash youth will meet other Jewish teens from synagogues across the country, and have a uniquely Jewish social action experience. 

Accessibility Pricing:
(for those for whom price would be a barrier otherwise)

• $750 per teen plus airfare.

Full Cost Pricing (true cost per attendee):
(please choose this price if cost is not a barrier to your family)

• $1,650 per teen plus airfare.

Reach out to shanda@shirhadash.org to discuss scholarship options.

The trip cost includes all food, all ground transportation, 3 nights accommodations, and the robust Tzedek America programming which will involve experiences such as:

• Visiting the border in Nogales
• Meeting asylum seekers and DACA recipients
• Studying texts with Rabbi Shmuely from Arizona Jews for Justice
• Eating local, traditional, family food from immigrant-owned restaurants
• Visiting and volunteering with the immigrant welcome center

Watch this video about the Tzedek America trip program to Arizona: