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COMMUNITY FOCUS October 2021 3B

Local student fundraises her way
Pam Baron: Community leader and JFCS Director of Aging
Services retires after 17 years of dedicated service into study-abroad scholarship

By JD Krebs
or Sitar Ben-Herut, a rising and people of Israel, and in return re- help – not just me, but other children proaches, Ben-Herut, who has family
sophomore at Riverview High ceive financial support. in Israel.” in Israel, said that while she has been to
FSchool in Sarasota, a semester “It’s an incredible program,” Ben- As Alexander Muss High School Israel before, she’s enthusiastic to have
abroad was always part of the plan. All Herut said. “It’s not just me getting in Israel’s fall semester rapidly ap- a new perspective on her homeland.
she had to figure out was the where and money for a trip, but I’m actually get- “I’m excited to be in Israel sur-
the how. ting to do something with it and give rounded by culture for a longer period,
After deciding to go to Jewish Na- back.” and I think it’s going to completely
tional Fund-USA’s (JNF-USA) Alex- Ben-Herut raised $5,000 through change how I perceive Israel,” she said.
ander Muss High School in Israel, she Dream Israel in support of children “Now it’s a place I visit from time to
started looking for scholarship oppor- with disabilities in Israel. “It’s the time, but staying there will truly make
tunities to pay for it. cause that I connected to the most on a it feel like a home.”
That’s when she discovered JNF- personal level, and it’s something that And she owes it all to JNF-USA’s
USA’s Dream Israel Teen Travel Initia- I’m passionate about.” Dream Israel for making this possible.
tive. Once she settled on a cause, Ben- “There’s something really special
Supported by JNF-USA’s Boruchin Herut, who had never fundraised be- about raising money to go to Israel by
Center, Dream Israel makes it possible fore, started educating her community supporting Israel,” she said. “Having a
for all Jewish students, regardless of about why she was raising money. scholarship that rewards me for doing
religious background or school affil- “I reached out to family, friends something that’s already rewarding –
iation, to receive up to $7,500 in tui- and people from Temple Sinai,” she it’s incredible!”
tion toward a study-abroad program. said. “I told them why I wanted them To learn more about Dream Israel,
Through this program, students fund- to donate and what it was going please contact Josh Mellits at jmellits
raise for causes that support the land toward, and what their donation would Sitar Ben-Herut @jnf.org.

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testimonies, and on its social media ATrustees for 2021-2022. Marc Trustee Emeritus. Returning trustees Simple. Delicious. Done.
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