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The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ)
NCSY (Orthodox Union) · Multiple cities (Golan, Jerusalem, Tiberias, Dead Sea, Eilat)
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The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) is a program in Multiple cities, for high-school students, open to men and women.
A three-week touring experience in Israel for public-school Jewish teens, combining hikes, historical/religious sites, and Jewish heritage programming.
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Rate this program
4 people have rated this program.
Would you recommend it to a friend?
1 Definitely not · 5 Definitely
Asked "Would you recommend it to a friend?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) averaged 4.8 out of 5 (1 = Definitely not, 5 = Definitely), based on 4 responses.
n=4How much did your connection to israel grow
1 It didn't · 5 Profoundly
Asked "How much did your connection to israel grow", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) averaged 4.8 out of 5 (1 = It didn't, 5 = Profoundly), based on 4 responses.
n=4How much did your Hebrew actually improve, honestly, by the end?
1 No improvement · 5 Completely Transformed
Asked "How much did your Hebrew actually improve, honestly, by the end?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) averaged 2.5 out of 5 (1 = No improvement, 5 = Completely Transformed), based on 4 responses.
n=4How did you typically spend your free evenings during the program?
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How much did your experience depend on which specific staff/rabbis/madrichim you got?
1 Same for everyone5 Depended completely
Closest to: Depended somewhat
Asked "How much did your experience depend on which specific staff/rabbis/madrichim you got?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) answered closest to "Depended somewhat", based on 4 responses.
n=4How niche are the people that go to this program?
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How much were you treated as an adult vs. managed like a student?
1 Completely like a student 5 Completely like an adult
Closest to: Half and Half
Asked "How much were you treated as an adult vs. managed like a student?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) answered closest to "Half and Half", based on 4 responses.
n=4How much freedom did you have over your own time and choices?
1 None5 I was free to do whatever I wanted
Closest to: Somewhat
Asked "How much freedom did you have over your own time and choices?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) answered closest to "Somewhat", based on 4 responses.
n=4How easily did you find people you clicked with?
1 Never really did · 5 Found my people fast
Asked "How easily did you find people you clicked with?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) averaged 4.8 out of 5 (1 = Never really did, 5 = Found my people fast), based on 4 responses.
n=4How much do you feel you gained close friendships that lasted?
1 None Lasted · 5 Lifelong Friends
Asked "How much do you feel you gained close friendships that lasted?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) averaged 5.0 out of 5 (1 = None Lasted, 5 = Lifelong Friends), based on 4 responses.
n=4How much did the social scene depend on your particular cohort?
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How much prior Hebrew did you need to not feel lost?
1 No Hebrew5 Completely Fluent
Closest to: A little bit of Hebrew
Asked "How much prior Hebrew did you need to not feel lost?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) answered closest to "A little bit of Hebrew", based on 3 responses.
n=3How much did the program push you out of your comfort zone?
1 I stayed with-in my comfort zone5 I was pushed completely out of my comfort zone
Closest to: I was greatly pushed
Asked "How much did the program push you out of your comfort zone?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) answered closest to "I was greatly pushed", based on 3 responses.
n=3Was the program what you expected, or different?
1 Much worse than expected5 Much better
Closest to: Better than expected
Asked "Was the program what you expected, or different?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) answered closest to "Better than expected", based on 3 responses.
n=3How much did the program actually make you want to stay in Israel?
1 No desire whatsoever · 5 Changed my trajectory
Asked "How much did the program actually make you want to stay in Israel?", alumni of The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) averaged 4.7 out of 5 (1 = No desire whatsoever, 5 = Changed my trajectory), based on 3 responses.
n=3Who it's for
For Jewish public-school teens — often with less day-school background — who want an accessible first tour blending hikes, history, and heritage.
- Duration
- Summer Program — 3 weeks
- Contact
- tjj@jsu.orgNot yet verifiedhttps://tjj.jsu.org/
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