At JEWISHcolorado’s Israel & Overseas Center, we foster care and connection within our global Jewish community—both in Israel and beyond.
We believe Jews everywhere are inextricably linked, regardless of location. The Israel & Overseas Center expands our community to include Jewish life on a global scale. By fostering awareness about Israel and the global Jewish community, we deepen the bonds of shared peoplehood.
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For more information about the Israel & Overseas Center, please contact:
Yoav Maoz
Shaliach
YMaoz@JEWISHcolorado.org
Linzy Upton-Spatz
Israel & Overseas Manager
LUpton-Spatz@JEWISHcolorado.org
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Programs & Resources
Israeli Emissaries
Ramat HaNegev Partnership
Rebuild Israel
October 7 Resources
Education & Travel
Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour (IST)
Mission & Global Travel
Our National and International Partners
The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI)
With operations in 66 countries, our partnership with JAFI allows people in Colorado to impact Jewish communities across the globe and in Israel. JAFI’s people-to-people programs and activities include Partnership2Gether, Israeli emissary programs like Shlichim and Shinshinim, G2, 248, Masa Israel Journey, and more. JAFI’s areas of strategic focus are Aliyah, connecting Jews worldwide, Strengthening Israeli society and engaging the next generation of Jews.
Joint Distribution Committee
JEWISHcolorado works with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian organization. Through our partnership and with our support, JDC plays a vital role in helping those in crisis. Propelled by Jewish values and a commitment to mutual responsibility, this partnership allows us to respond locally to global human crises.
World ORT
World ORT is one of the largest non-governmental education and training organizations in the world. Founded 130 years ago in St. Petersburg, World ORT’s past and present activities span more than 100 countries on five continents.
iREP
iREP is an initiative of the Jewish Federations of North AMerica that encourages respect for diverse expressions of Judaism in Israel. In addition to their mission is to increase religious diversity in Israel, iREP works to reinforce Israel’s relationship with North American Jewry based on mutual recognition of and respect for a pluralistic Jewish community with a broad range of religious and cultural expressions and experiences.
Shalom Hartman Institute North America: Courageous Leadership
JEWISHcolorado has been convening cohorts of Jewish professionals and lay leadership to study together, build bonds, and work towards a courageous and collaborative leadership model across party and denominational lines. Led by faulty from the Shalom Hartman Institute, sessions include such topics as a conscientious approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Israel, the Diaspora, and the future of the Jewish people.
Israel & Overseas Center News
New leader takes helm of Israel & Overseas Center
Israeli teens meet American counterparts
Get to know five new Shinshinim
Events
Celebrate Israel Walk & Festival
Save the Date: May 2, 2027