Shinshinim

Bringing Israel to You

Jewish Educational Services is proud to oversee Baltimore’s shinshinim program. The shinshinim are talented high school graduates who come here for a year of service. They volunteer in the community and serve as informal educators at: schools, synagogues, camps, youth movements and Associated funded programs and events.

With every interaction and relationship, the shinshinim share their knowledge about Israel, its people and culture. When they return to Israel, they informally become Baltimore’s ambassadors and share their experience of the American Jewish community.

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Host A Shinshin

Our Shinshinim are hosted by community members. Each shinshin rotates through two host families during their stay in Baltimore. These families serve as a home-away-from home for the shinshinim. As a host family you provide them with a warm loving home, meals, and a willingness to make the shinshin a part of your family.

Interested in becoming a host family?

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