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NOAM (acronym for No'ar Masorti, Masorti Youth), a unique youth movement in Israeli society, unites youngsters from the Masorti congregations and TALI schools with children from Orthodox, Reform and secular homes. At NOAM's 16 branches, some 2,500 young Israelis meet, interact and learn first-hand the meaning of pluralism and tolerance in the deepest sense.

The NOAM ten- to eighteen-year-olds participate in weekly activities, Shabbatonim (weekend events), seminars and Tikun Olam (social action) projects. Educational programming focuses on subjects such as Jewish identity, Zionism, Jewish education and more. All activities emphasize the importance of Jewish traditions fused with the pluralistic and inclusive atmosphere of Masorti Judaism. Every young person is made to feel welcome and acquires a sense of belonging. Activities take place on both local and national levels, for all the different age groups.

NOAM provides its members with unforgettable experiences and teaches them leadership skills and Jewish values, contributing to the long-term advancement of Israeli society. The pluralistic Jewish environment offered by NOAM activities helps to strengthen both the youngsters' Jewish, Zionist identity and their ability to understand and respect Masorti and other approaches to being Jewish and living in Israel.

Each year, a group of NOAM members volunteer for community service, after graduating from high school, during which they work as coordinators in the NOAM branches, going on to fulfill their national duty in the IDF. NOAM also supports IDF Nahal (Pioneer Fighting Youth) units, in which members combine army service with community work. NOAM graduates are well integrated into all programs of the Masorti Movement and are often instrumental in its further development.

NOAM is run by a dedicated staff of professionals and volunteers, led at its head offices in Jerusalem by director Ze'ev Kainan and NOAM rabbi (a post introduced in 2003) Deby Grinberg. Eleventh- and twelfth-grade NOAM members serve as youth counselors for the younger age groups, with Garin members and NOAM graduates leading the older groups.



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Contact Information
Director: Ze'ev Kainan
Rabbi: Deby Grinberg
Address: P.O. Box 37153
91371 Jerusalem, ISRAEL

Telephone: +972 (2) 624 6850
Fax: +972 (2) 624 6871
Email: noam@masorti.org


Find a NOAM chapter
JERUSALEM REGION
East Talpiot - Kehillat Moreshet Avraham, 22 Rehov Adam
French Hill - Kehillat Ramot Zion, 68 Bar Kochva St.
Ramot - Yaar Ramot, 16A Ibn Shmuel St.
Gilo - Shevat Achim, Tali School (Vardinon St.)
Nataf
CENTRAL
Hasharon - MetroWest High School, Ra'anana
Rehovot - Adat Shalom-Emanuel, 6 Miller St.
Tel Aviv - Gimnasya Herzliya High School
NORTHERN REGION
Haifa - Kehillat Moriah, 7 Horev St.
Natzeret Ilit - Beit El, 14 Nitzanit St.
Karmiel - Kehillat Hakerem, Shizaf Street
Moshav Shorashim
Kibbutz Hanaton/Ramat Yishai
SOUTHERN REGION
Ashkelon - Kehillat Netzach Yisrael, Givati St, Corner Harel St.
Beer Sheva - Eshel Avraham, 72 Sderot Yerushalyim
Kibbutz Ketura - D.N. Hevel Eilat



This program is supported by grants from the Jewish Agency for Israel, the JUF/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and the United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey.