My Year as a Shinshinit in Detroit

Bringing their passion for Israel to Jewish communities for a year of cultural exchange, Shinshinim defer their military service to serve as young emissaries. Hear from former Detroit Shinshinit Ori Herman about her experience in our community, including her work in our Hebrew day schools to the surprising differences between Israeli and American kids.

As Sam Dubin and Beverly Liss sit down with Ori, you’ll also hear Ori interview her friend Alma Rozen, another gap-year volunteer. Alma shares about her powerful work with autistic and cognitively impaired individuals—and how it’s everything she imagined.