Weekly Updates – April 7, 2022

And now for our Spotlight, on internships and volunteering! Meet Yoav Konstantino, from California, interning through our Tech Track program: “For my internship, I write code at a small startup in Tel Aviv called It’s July, a platform that provides traveling families with inside information, recommendations, and opportunities for unique experiences. I picked this internship because I knew I’d get a lot of hands-on experience that would help for my future as a Computer Science major in university, but what I’ve found during my time here is that I’m also learning lessons that are useful beyond just the world of coding. I’m so grateful to have this opportunity!”

Our Selah students visited the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. It is not only a fancy hotel where visiting ambassadors and high-level dignitaries stay; it is also a site of historical significance in the lead-up to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. On their trip this week, the students debated the Israeli defense forces’ (Ha’hagana) bombing of the offices of the British Mandate , located at the hotel in 1946, in which 91 people were killed. Was it necessary to help speed the British withdrawal from Palestine? Was enough care given to warn hotel staff to evacuate? Our students tried to answer these thought-provoking, difficult questions that are still debated today.