Building Vibrant Religious Communities for Young Adults, Students, and Lone Soldiers

JLIC is a program I’m familiar with from college in the US and was great to have here to help me transition to living in Israel. I have met most of my friends through JLIC and usually go to our JLIC couple for a Shabbat meal if they are hosting, which is always a relief and joy.

JLIC creates a home-like environment with delicious Shabbat meals and programs. The JLIC program helps bring people together who otherwise probably wouldn't meet, which helps make connections. This also creates a religious environment that makes it easier to maintain contact with religion.

I felt like I was able to go to an Israeli University because I had an Anglo community to rely on because of JLIC.

New Student Center, a Home Base for Anglo Students in the City

Opened in fall 2026, the center gives young Anglo olim undergraduates a dedicated space to study, connect, and belong, with full-time directors on-site every day JLIC announced today the launch of the JLIC Student Center, a new dedicated space built for young Anglo olim undergraduate students living and studying in Jerusalem. The center opened its […]

What We Carry: A Community Evening on Mental Health

Each summer, Jewish communities mark the Nine Days. It is a quiet time of reflection before Tisha B’Av. This year, JLIC Givat Shmuel/BIU and Mizrachi used that reflective spirit to host something different. On July 21, 2026, they held “What We Carry,” a community evening about mental health stigma. Rabbi Nadav and Yaffy Newman opened […]

24 Hours in Tel Aviv

Here was what one day looked like for the JLIC TLV community. A soldier serving miluim in Lebanon sent a message. He asked for help getting a tool his unit needed in the field. A group of volunteers finished the base of a new vegetable garden at a homeless shelter. A team of women spent […]

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