2. “Very seldom in the history of our
nation has so much been in the
hands of a single generation.
It is in our hands to relinquish our
generations legacy or to enrich it.”
Abraham Joshua Heshel
3. In Israel we are currently facing a great challenge. The Zionist identity of our people
in general and our future leaders in particular has become weak, directionless, and
unable to sustain Israel’s core essence; its soul. A silent majority and its leaders
have grown less and less interested in the Israeli society as a whole, its history,
morality and its Jewish spirit. we have decided to actively change the direction we
are heading in.
We strongly believe that there is a need to continue what Ben-Gurion had begun
but was unable to complete. A vision of an outstanding Jewish society linked to
its own Jewish heritage, collective history and spirit. One which looks forward to a
positive fulfilment of its own future based on liberal and democratic grounds, as a
people in their land.
For this reason we have created our organization. We are focusing on the elite
secular youth of the Israeli society that have a great potential to become tomorrow’s
leaders. By guiding, teaching and leading them for a long period of time we believe
that they will ignite their Zionist ember and will lead the Jewish state once again.
The organization was established in 2010 as a pre-army academy in Upper Nazareth,
since then it has grown and developed into so much more, now including a range
of educational programs.
הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
4. 4
הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Influencing deep social processes in the Israeli society
through shaping the future secular leadership. This will
be achieved by:
• Reinforcing the notion of Israel as the democratic state
of the Jewish nation.
• Taking an active role in the development of Israel as the
spiritual and cultural center of the Jewish nation.
• “limud” in order to do and act, in the here and now.
• Educating with “Ahavat Hinam”, which means to be
with free or undemanding love.
Vision
Mission
Cultivating a new generation of Zionist leaders who
are driven by a sense of vocation for Israel’s future,
based on a meaningful Jewish identity, intellectual
depth and moral courage.
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“Zionism is our return to Judaism
even before we return to the
land of the Jews.”
Herzl’s speech at the First Zionist
Congress in Basel 1897
“We want to create an
independent life with its unique
portrait and character. For, the
creation of true and original
forms of life with a national
image and expression, it is most
necessary to take the matter
which these creations will
comprise, from the fundamental
elements of ancient life forms.”
Hayim Nahman Bialik
“These expressions (of heroism)
begin and end with spirit. The
achievements of our fighters
not in iron rutted, but in their
notion of higher mission, in their
knowledge of the righteousness
of our path, in the deep love to
our nation and in the realization
of the difficulty of their task – to
ensure the existence of a nation
in its home land, to maintain,
even at the price of their own
lives, the Israeli nation’s right to
live its life on its land.”
Yitzhak Rabin’s speech at the end of the 1967 war
6. 6
הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Jewish
Spirit
Past
Social
Activism
Liberal
Arts
Future
Love for the
Land of Israel
Leader
The Star of David represented here mirrors our philosophy and it
serves as the moral and spiritual compass of the organisation.
It represents what we seek to develop and nurture in our participants
on their way to becoming tomorrow’s leaders. In every educational
program we create, our core values and the star is present.
Our Core Values
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Past and Future
While we feel that some parts of the Israeli society
(such as the ultra-orthodox) have taken over the
‘past’ of Judaism in many aspects such as religion and
culture. The other aspects, mostly the secular ones, took
over the ‘future’ e.g., education, technology. Each
group took either the future or the past but neglected
almost entirely the other one. As Ahad Ha’am pointed
out, a nation cannot exist without its link to the past,
however it cannot flourish without its ‘sense of will’; its
future. ‘The being of a nation’ says Ahad ha’am ‘based
and grounded in the past’ and ‘its edge is as far as its
future goes’.
Social Activism & Liberal Arts
We promote two other components that have to be apart
of our leaders; Knowing and doing. General knowledge
and wisdom (liberal arts) such as western thought of
philosophy, economy, liberalism are crucial. However, we
believe it is not enough just to know, and therefore most
of our programs have focus on being socially active as well.
In other words to choose to go back to Plato’s cave and to
help others who are in need.
Jewish Spirit & The Love for the
Land of Israel
The head of the star is marked by the spirit: the ‘legs’
represent the love for the land. We teach our students
that these components are inseparable. On the one hand,
developing a Jewish spirit which consists of deep knowledge
and love to our culture, people, morals, norms and wisdom,
and on the other hand,nurturing their love of the land.
We hike, we tour, and we sleep on the ground of our Fathers,
breathing the same air our forefathers did. We believe that
only by combining the two, can a person integrate his Jewish-
Israeli identity and feel whole once again.
“a Jewish state
and not merely
a state of Jews”
“man is the
reflection of
his homeland’s
scenery”
Ahad Ha’am
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הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
The Pyramid on the next page comprehensively outlines
the various programs the organization wishes to
develop in light of our vision. The first program
(Keshet) developed is aimed at the ages of 16-18.
The Keshet program has a total of 80-100 participants
(40-50 each grade 11th and 12th) and is running since Nov’ 13.
Following these programs, our hope is that most participants
(ages 18-19, 40 participants) will continue to Tavor’s Mechina
(which has already been running for 4 years) and/or to the other
branch (that might open in 2015 and includes an additional
40 participants).
Following the army service about 60 participants (each year)
will join the ‘Israeli path’ program (end of 2014, 3 cycles of
20 participants). Our goal is that after the ‘Israeli path’ the
participantswilljointhestudentprogram.Finally,weareforming
agraduateadultprogramforourparticipantswhichwillconsistof
ourgraduatesandotheryoungleadersfromothersocialsectors.
Through these programs we aim to (about 12 years) influence
Israeli society in the long-term with different degrees of
intensity. Moreover, we are putting a lot of effort into building
a network and ‘family’ oriented structure to maintain a healthy
and strong connection between the different programs and
between the graduates of the Mechina.
The programs pyramid macro analysis
9. TAVOR | 20149
28-35
22-27
17-18
19
Near future
Running program
2015 & Up
Tavor
Fellowship
program
Israel
path
Tavor Mechina
Nazareth illit
Keshet program
Olim
L’Tavor
Tavor
alumni’s
Beit midrash
Student
Program
Second
Branch
Tavor Mechina
Fourty students that are living, studying, hiking, leading and
developing themselves as well as helping needy youth for
ten months in Nazareth illit (program runs for 4 years already).
“Olim L’Tavor”
Mini mechina - lone soldiers three weeks mechina experience
for 32 Olim this year (started in the summer of 2012).
Keshet
A two year pre-mechina based on long-weekend seminars
(5-7 per year) between 40 to 80 participants each year.
Keshet is designed to ignite and inspire a hunger for
knowledge, social activism and quest for identity among
this youth and to revive their Zionist spark within.
Israel Path
This program consists of 20 participants each cycle (3 cycles
each year, 60 participants in total) after their army service.
They will plan 3 month educational hikes along Israel, while
meeting different people living in Israel and learning about
the country’s problem from the source The students live, learn
and study while walking Israel’s landscapes.
Student Program
This program is for an exclusive group of students in their
final year, who possess high intellectual abilities and have
shown they have the skills and ability to be future leaders.
The program will deal with the philosophical and current
issues of the country and how the two are interconnected.
Tavor alumni’s Beit midrash
Based on a short study day from Thursday evening until Friday
morning, the program is meant for graduates in their twenties
who have joined the work force or have begun their studies. It
will take place in the center of the country (planned for 2015).
Second Branch
A second branch for the mechina hopefully will open in
September 2015.
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הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Background:
The Keshet program is unique by being the only one
managed by a “mechina” (TAVOR). Above all, its goal is
to bolster an elite youth group. One which shall excel and
hold a substantial leadership potential.
Keshet program (11th and 12th grade) – a two year
pre-mechina based on long-weekend seminars for 40-
80 participants each year. Keshet is designed to ignite
and inspire a hunger for knowledge, social activism and
quest for identity among the youth and to revive their
Zionist spark. By doing so we will be able to deepen
the educational impact of the mechina and to create
a three year educational process. The program was
launched on the 28th of November 2013.Its goal is to
instil a foundation of essential Jewish-Zionist knowledge
and education alongside developing leadership skills.
Keshet program
Rationale:
Recruitment of an elite youth group through high demands
and a thorough screening and sorting stage.At first,
40-80 teenagers (boys and girls) from each age group.
These groups are trained at bi-monthly seminars which are
held on weekends (Thursday to Saturday). The seminar is
mixed with physical and mental activities such as hiking,
touring, navigating, rappelling, studying and learning with
professionals of different fields.
16-18 100 10 Months 2 300K NIS active
11. 11
מסלול
מצטיין לנוער ושליחות זהות תכנית
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Objectives:
Developing
a leader’s
personality
Cultivating
an Israeli-
Jewish-Zionist
awareness
Strengthening
the connection
to the country
“through the
feet”
• Instilling the crucial virtues particularly: humility, happiness, caring,
equanimity, determination and excellence.
• Nurturing deep social awareness through exposure to the Israeli
society and the challenges it faces.
• Personal tutoring and guidance throughout the program for self
improvement and strengthening.
• Expertise within the designing events of the Israeli nation
throughout both old and new eras.
• the pupil will see him or herself as a link in the chain of generations.
• Our pupils will be confronted with questions of identity and
belonging which are at the core of our life in the state of Israel.
creating values and mental readiness for a substantial service
in the I.D.F.
• Our participants will love and know how to hike the country, not
only knowing the paths, but also those who walked previously.
• Basic navigational skills.
• Personal guidance and assistance through the draft stages.
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הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Janusz Korczak
“those who care for the days to come
sow wheat, those who care for the
years to come plant trees
those who care
for the generations
educate people”
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David Ben Gurion
“In Israel ,in order
to be realisic you must
believe in
miracles”
14. 14
הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
The Tavor Academy was established in 2010 in the Galilee
city of Upper Nazareth at the initiative of the municipality
and several young social activists. It was formed to achieve
two main goals: 1) development of Jewish-Zionist identity
among secular youth in Israel as a mechanism for generating
a feeling of mission among this sector; and 2) strengthening
the social fabric of Upper Nazareth.
The “mechina” year provides a rich and robust educational
path, which, we belive should be continued by a multiyear
one. As Yitzhak Sade once said: “as the width of the base,
so is the height if the summit.”
The Tavor Midrasha selects 45 students out of 500 annually.
Its graduates integrate into the I.D.F. fighting units and other
core positions. The majority take the route of commanding
service.
The Character of the Academy
The academy combines an engrossing learning experience
with intensive volunteering experience in the city and
thorough preparation for meaningful service in the IDF.
The curriculum includes a wide variety of subjects, with an
emphasis on Zionism, Judaism, and Israeli society in all its
diversity.
Each week academy participants volunteer in over ten social
action programs run by the academy involving hundreds
of children and teenagers in the city: youth movements,
clubhouses for at-risk children and teenagers, leadership
programs, army preparation, and more. All of the projects
are conducted under the guidance of professionals; the
academy’s social involvement coordinator oversees all of
the activities.
In order to generate maximum impact, the academy makes a
concerted effort to find candidates with leadership potential.
Our point of departure is that deep-seated influence on a
small elite group with high leadership potential will lead
to an exponential increase in that influence in the future.
The high quality of participants is also the key to the success
of the various social action programs in Upper Nazareth.
In July 2012, the Avi-Chai Fund, which finances dozens
of pre-army academies in Israel, published a survey that
examined various parameters in the education programs
offered at the academies. Over 1,000 academy attendees
participated in the survey, and the findings shed light on the
atmosphere at the Tavor Academy, as follows:
Sphere of Contribution Tavor
Academy
All
academies
Preparation for military service 100% 72%
Motivation for meaningful military
service
97% 87%
Motivation to take part in
community action
94% 83%
Participants intending to join the
officer trajectory
Tavor
Academy
All
academies
Number of participants (both
male and female) planning to join
the officers corps
100% 83%
Mechinat tavor
1-2 2-4M NIS Active18-19 45-90 10 Months
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Excellence
Happiness
Love of Israel
Three central values
instruct the academy’s activities
High standards in all aspects of activities, the importance of attention to
detail, and professional behaviour.
The basis for effective leadership stimulates inspiration and is the trait that
makes possible the ability to consider every obstacle a challenge.
The mechanism that moves all of the cogs in the wheel, the desire to do
good for both the people of Israel and the State of Israel.
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הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Curriculum Structure
The academy curriculum is built around three main content areas: identification, society and
the nation, and expanding horizons.
The schedule of week-long courses in the academy revolve around the three content areas mentioned above, with each week
devoted to one sub-topic related to one of the main content areas. These short courses involve study trips, outside lectures,
peer-taught lessons, documentary films, discussions, debates, and staff lessons.
Concurrently, the regular courses basic to the curriculum continue throughout the year: history of the State of Israel, Judaism,
Zionism, leadership, and preparation for command positions in the IDF. The continuity is interrupted every six weeks for a field
training period or an extended field trip in some part of the country.
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Example of a bi-monthly Gantt project schedule
Galilee-Golan Heights
course
Economics WeekGreece and Rome WeekBirth of a Nation Week
Field courseSociety and nation content
area
Expanding horizons content
area
Identification content area
The New Middle East
Week
Judaism-Democracy
Week
Effective Leadership
Week
Destruction of the Temple and the
Jewish Rebellion Week
Society and nation content
area
Society and nation content
area
Expanding horizons content
area
Identification content area
Example of a schedule for a week-long sub-topic
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
06:20 Sunrise lesson 6:20 Sunrise lesson 6:00 Trip to the IDF
Tactical Command
College
08:00 Sunrise lesson
06:20 Sunrise lesson
7:00 Cleaning06:40 Sports instruction:
5 km run
06:40 Sports instruction:
soccer
06:40 Timed run
8:30 Breakfast Deployment Breakfast
Coffee and summary of
the week’s activities
9:45 Visit to combat
squadron at the Ramat
David air force base
9:15 Israel's Security
System
Lt. Col. (res.) Lior Peleg
9:00 Combat Leadership
Lt. Col. Gidon Sharav,
deputy commander of
the college
9:00 Advances and
Changes in the
Character of the IDF
Major Gen. (res.)
Amiram Levine
9:15 Amir Bohbot,
military correspondent
for channel 2 The Media
and Security
10:00 Shabbat Shalom
11:15 Political Echelon-
Military Relations
Lt. Col. (res.) Lior Peleg
11:00 The Israeli-
Palestinian Conflict
Col. (res.) Shaul Arieli
11:00 The Hamas
Movement
Prof. David Bokai
11:00 The Knesset
Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee
Knesset Member Moshe
Matlon
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Committee
meetings
Projects Period
13:15 The Iranian Threat
Peer-taught lesson
Projects Period
14:00 Debate
preparation
15:00 Fighting Terror
Lecture by Eli Tor Paz,
former senior officer
in the General Security
Service
15:00 The Military and
Society
Professor Udi Laval
16:00 Israeli-American
Relations
Peer-taught Lesson
17:00 Project
preparation unit
18:00 Challenges and
Opportunities in Israel’s
Foreign Affairs
Dr. Eran Lerman, Deputy
Chief, National Security
Council
17:00 The Defensive
Wall Campaign (Homat
Barzel)
Colonel (res.) Yossi Adiri,
former commander of
the Shomron Brigade
18:30 Dinner 20:00 Dinner
20:30 Dinner at Nitzan’s
house
20:00 Dinner 18:30 Dinner
20:00 Krav Maga
20:30 Debate
preparation
20:30-22:00 Debate
preparation
20:00 Debate:
Disengagement from
Gaza
21:30 End of schedule 22:00 End of Schedule 22:00 End of Schedule 22:00 End of Schedule
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הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
The program’s educational goals:
1. Strengthening the Jewish-Zionist identity and values as
a stable source for leadership and social involvement.
2. Development of leadership skills and social initiative
through practical experience.
3. Professional and mental preparation for integration into
IDF’s commanding positions.
Identity, sense of belonging, knowing that we are all part of
a long chain; these are all conditions for the existence of a
social conscience, which is necessary for the existence of a
state, any state but especially the state of Israel. Philosopher
Ernest Renan wrote: “The existence of a nation is a daily
plebiscite”. Our goal is to ensure that the young generation
will tie its life with the story of the Jewish people and the
state of Israel.
The program’s social activity goals:
1. Developing young local leaders through the
establishment of quality voluntary work.
2. Encouragement of youth enlistment into the IDF
for a service that will be meaningful.
3. Strengthening values and educational weak points
in the city.
In the Tavor Mechina, social involvement is the pillar of our
enterprise; our goal is to strengthen the city’s social integrity.
Throughout various social projects that are run by our
pupils, in which there are approximately 300 children and
teenagers. In Upper Nazareth there are 50,000 residents
and it is a geographical and social periphery. The mixture
of the socio-economic weak population requires a unique
social effort to ensure the city’s development continues.
Although we are unable to build a high-tech park, we are
able to revolutionize the city socially and educationally.
Tavor Graduates
Officer course
“The most important thing I
understood in Tavor is that I
do not have to wear a Kippa
(yarmulke) in order to be a
Jewish”
3
6
3
5
33 3
88
44
7
5
12
5
8
2
3
לוחמיםוסיירות עיליתאמ"ןוהדרכה חינוךמבצעיאחר
יחידות פילוח
א ב ג
13%
26%
13%
22%
13%13%
8%
24%24%
12%12%
20%
14%
35%
14%
23%
6%
8%
לוחמיםוסיירות עיליתאמ"ןוהדרכה חינוךמבצעיאחר
באחוזים יחידות פילוח
א ב ג
FighthersEliteMilitary
Intelligence
EducationOperationalOther
1st 2nd 3rd
3
6
3
5
33 3
88
44
7
5
12
5
8
2
3
לוחמיםוסיירות עיליתאמ"ןוהדרכה חינוךמבצעיאחר
יחידות פילוח
א ב ג
26%
24%24%
35%
באחוזים יחידות פילוח
א ב ג
FighthersEliteMilitary
Intelligence
EducationOperationalOther
Army Units - graduates’ cycle
Percentage of Tavor’s graduates that are
officers or about to become
1st 2nd 3rd
Army Units - graduates’ cycle
1st cycle2nd cycle3rd cycle
41%
38%
43%
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Rationale
This program consists of 20 participants each cycle (3 cycles
each year, 60 participants in total) after their army service.
A Minimum of 5 Tavor graduates in each group join the
Mechina as interns for a month. In this month they will plan
3 month educational hikes through Israel, while meeting
different people from the Israeli society and studying the
country’s problems by foot. This unique program is a type
of post army mini mechina which takes place through
mobility. Happens in movement. The students live, learn
and study throughout, while walking Israel’s landscapes.
We think that there is no better way to deeply understand
our nation’s challenges than by visiting them by foot with
an open heart.
Program objectives
• Enhancing the connection to the country and the people
by walking through the paths.
• A thorough acquaintance with those who walked these
paths and with those who are designing the future ones.
• Knowledge of the present Israel- challenges and the
persons leading change.
• Enhancement and refreshment of the Tavor values after
the army period.
• Reinforcing Efficacy and Creativity by planning a
designing the program.
tHE ISRAELi PATH
20-25 60 3-4 Months 3-4 100k NIS Not Active
20. 20
הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Rationale
The project is the joint initiative of the Tavor “mechina” and
the Defense-Social department at the Ministry of Defense.
The objective is to grant the immigrants who chose to
make “Aliya” and recruit to the I.D.F., a short, three week
mechina in preparation for their military service. It is out of
pure logic that if a Sabre, native Israeli would benefit from
a course, the immigrant would undoubtedly do so as well.
The program is abundant in diverse activities such as
navigations, battle heritage stories, classes, extreme
excursions and more.
Program objectives
• Gratitude- to the “Olim” for their choice to tie their
destiny with that of the Israeli state and the I.D.F.
• Friends- creating an initial circle of Israeli friends through
the graduates of the mechina.
• Strengthening the “WHY?”- strengthening the Jewish-
Zionist identity of the immigrants.
• Softening the blow of induction to the I.D.F.
OLIM L’TaVOR
Yoram Taharlev- the song “Zell ve Mey Be’er”
(shadow and well water).
18-24 40 3 Weeks 1 150K NIS active
“Any one who comes
here is our brother”
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Rationale
This program is aimed for an exclusive group of students in
their final year who possess high intellectual abilities and
proven leadership skills. The core of students will be formed
by the Tavor graduates and the others will be selected
through a special screening process.
The program is not essentially academic, but will coordinate
with the academic year. The program will deal with
philosophical, historical, national and current issues and the
connection between all of them.
The participants of the program will receive a scholarship.
Program objectives
1. Deepening knowledge required for leadership in Israel,
for example:
• History of the Jewish people and of the state of Israel
• The different identities within Israel
• Israel today – familiarizing with the social and political
issues in Israel
2. Formalizing an opinion on the current affairs in Israel
3. Strengthening and helping to crystalize the Israeli and
Jewish identity of the participants
4. Creating a social network of outstanding people as
agents of change
5. Putting theory into practice
6. Learning how to lead within the student framework
7. Developing and leading a social initiative (as the last
part of the program)
8. Duration, structure and frequency of the program
9. The program’s meetings will be held once a week every
Thursday (full day). Every meeting will deal with a specific
topic from the topic list. There will be 24 meetings
during the year.
student program
22-25 40 10 Months 1 600K NIS Not Active
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הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Predicted (direct) Influence by numbers
In this chart we will present the development of influence measured by number of people in the different programs.
The chart focuses only on the long term educational course of action.
All programs
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Jerusalem path
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Alumni program
Student program
The Israeli path
Olim mini- mechina
Second branch
Tavor Mechina
Keshet
Numbers about the Organization
24. 24
הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Amichai Chikli, Academy Chief, Major (res.)
Aged 33, married to Hadas and father to Yonaton, Chikli lives in Moshav Beit She’arim.
After nine years of army service, culminating in the command of an Egoz Reconnaissance Unit platoon, he decided
to change course and join the world of educational social action, founding the Tavor Academy forSocial Leadership.
He holds a masters’ degree in diplomacy and security from Tel Aviv University and a bachelors’ degree with
distinction in Middle East Studies from Haifa University.
He serves as company commander of an elite IDF unit in his army reserve duty.
Eran Schwartz, Deputy Chief of Tavor and Keshet program manager, Major (res.)
Aged 31, about to get married to Sarah, lives in Gan-Ner.
He served as a pilot and a commander for almost a decade, BA Major at Haifa University’s Honors program for
outstanding students (“Ofakim”), and studied in Institut d’Études Politiques (Science Po) in Paris and a student
for Political Science and communication. He participated in the one year Tikvah fund fellowship program in
NYC for political leadership. During and after his army service Eran initiated and participated in various volunteer
programs related to Israel’s many challenges. This naturally led him to become part of Tavor and its vision. He
believes that putting effort in education is vital for the creation of a better and more just Israeli society. Only
through that, he believes, the Zionist idea will flourish once again.
Amit Deri, Tavor Mechina manager, Major (res.)
Aged 30, married to Daniel lives in Nazareth-Illit.
He holds a B.A degree in political science from Haifa University and a student of engineering in the Technion.
He served as a company leader of the Harov Unit while today he serves as a reserve officer in the northern
command.
Amit believes that a strong connection between Judaism, Jewish tradition and Zionism is essential and even
crucial element for one’s own Jewish identity.
Coordinator of Social Involvement, Social worker
Responsibility over the entire social action division of the academy. This person works opposite the municipality’s
welfare and educational authorities, the various NGOs working with the academy, and academy participants
operating in mission teams across the city, such as the Wings of Krembo team, which runs the local chapter,
and the Eitan team, which runs one of the city’s leadership programs.
Counseling Staff
Two young counselors work with academy participants throughout the day. Their role is to ensure a process of
growth and development in academy participants through personal relations with them during the year. The
counselors are responsible for maintaining normal routine activities, for high standards of order and organization,
for keeping to the time schedule, etc. Some of their functions are leading various study units in the academy,
advising the educational teams during their volunteer work, and advising the various academy committees.
The Academy Staff
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Management Committee
• Lt. Col. (res.) Lior Peleg, Chairman of the Management
Committee – A retired IDF officer and entrepreneur who deals
with business development in Israel and abroad.
• Moshe Taubin – Senior engineer with Solel Boneh, a leading civil
engineering company.
• Lt. Col. (res.) David Banitt – Founder and CEO of the green
energy company NCF.
• Gad Marton – High-tech entrepreneur and business consultant.
Organizational Structure
• Hilla Ophir – Business for the Community coordinator for the
Zionism 2000 for Social Responsibility NGO.
• Osnat Rubin – Member of the Upper Nazareth city council and
a leading business consultant.
• Menachem Friedman – Lawyer, Former Ceo of Hod
Hasharon Municipality
• Shlomo Peled – Psychologist, Former Senior Commander at
the Prime Minister Office
CEO
Head of
Graduate
Program
Students
Program
Director
Alumni
Coordinator
Head of
Youth
Program
Head
of Core
Program
Mechina
Manager
Instructors
Keshet
Manager
Instructors
Mechina
Manager
‘Journey to
Jerusalem’
Coordinator
Instructors
Team
Mechina
Manager
Second
Branch
Manager
vp
• Personnel &
development
• Finance
• PR & Media
Relations
• Logistics
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הרבה ועשה מעט אמור
Led by a strong moral motivation and by our Israeli-Jewish spirit and
values we believe that the course of our state-ship can be redirected
to safety once again. By focusing on long term education, on the few
that have the greatest potential to lead our society we will reignite
the Zionist spark once again. By that, we will become what we were
destined to be. An outstanding society which serves an example to all
nations, thanks to its moral, culture and values.
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The Tavor Academy would like to thank
• Israel Ministry of defense
• Israel Ministry of education
• World Zionist organization
• The Upper Nazareth municipality
Foundations:
• The Avi-Chai Foundation
• The Matanel Foundation
• The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
• The Gartzman Fund
Corporations:
• Herzliya Medical Center
• Moviley Dror
• Salmor Avnon Avichai Advertising Agency
• Orboteck tech
• Mercavim
• Studio Dalia Inbar
Individual Contributors
• David messer
• Ben Blumenfeld
• Jared morgenstern
• The late Yehuda Mor was born in Tel Aviv in 1932 and died in
Herzliya in 2009. Love of the Land of Israel and the people of Israel
was his lifelong guiding principal.
• Pierre Eric Spira
“Preserving the Zionist
ember from fading”
