The Jewish Agency for Israel    Department of Education
Contact Center
Presents
The Global Tu BShvat Seder Celebration
(Jewish Arbor Day) 

Via Videoconference

Part of

Live From Jerusalem

We are pleased to announce this unique international interactive videoconference event which will be broadcast live from the Jewish Agency's Smart Room in Jerusalem.

The event is intended for the Jewish day school community.

To register, please provide the information requested below via e-mail to alaina@jazo.org.il.

Program and Schedules: 

Duration of the Program: 1 hour and 15 minutes

The program will include the following components:

• Interactive virtual tree planting in Jerusalem
• Readings from the Tu B'Shvat Haggadah and the Four Cups
• The "Neot Kedumim" workshop
• Interactive Tu B'Shvat games
• Blessings from students from all over the world
• Short text study of Tu B'Shvat sources
• Singing Israel songs together
• Live broadcast from a surprise, exotic and special spot in Israel
• Roll call and raffle

Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Thursday, January 16, 2003

TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED

VIDEOCONFERENCE SYSTEM -- ISDN 384k (H.320) or IP (H.323)

All the sites will connect to a bridge (MCU) in the USA (and to a bridge in Holland for European participants)

Each site will initiate the call to the MCU.

TESTS AND REHEARSALS

You will receive a schedule for testing your systems through the bridge(s).

To register, please provide the following information via e-mail to alaina@jazo.org.il.

In which videoconference would your school like to participate?

Name of School
School Address
Name of Coordinator
City
State and Country
Telephone number
Cell phone number
E-mail address
Web site address

Two-line description about your school, affiliation, age range, etc.
Name and contact information for your videoconference technical coordinator
Make and model of your videoconference equipment, including: 

IP address
ISDN #
Do you have your own bridging facilities? If so, describe.

Hosting/Being Hosted By Another School:

Please indicate what number of students you can host, or

Please indicate what number of students you would like hosted

Again, please provide this information via e-mail to alaina@jazo.org.il.