We travel to as many as 12 different countries to experience their people, cultures, religions, history, and traditions.  

Kivunim believes that the future leadership of the Jewish people must become better informed and more comfortable with the broader world in which we live. To achieve this goal we study about and travel into much of the Jewish Diaspora, from Morocco to India. But to do this seriously requires an in-depth encounter with the histories and cultures of the peoples of the world who hosted us over our thousands of years of “homelands in exile.” Kivunim weaves knowledge about the Jewish people’s international roots together with a deep appreciation of culture and tradition across the globe - elements that have had a profound impact on Judaism throughout the ages and as a result upon contemporary Jewish identity.

Kivunim often begins its travel program in Greece at the Parthenon working our way up through Chalkida, the capital of the island of Evia, the historic Oracle at Delphi, the massive monoliths of Meteora, the charming old Jewish quarter of Ioannina and Veria, the historic burial ground at Vergine and finally the magnificent port city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece... and then on to Sofia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria. While exploring the cultures, politics and histories of these countries, Kivunim begins a year-long examination of majority/minority, God and gods, language and longevity, nation and nationalism and a massive dose of art, culture and “big ideas.”