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Missions

Each JHI mission is one week long, plus travel. Volunteers from the Diaspora cover their own travel and visa expenses and JHI covers all ground expenses while in the host community. While the program varies to meet the specific needs of each community, many activities are standard. JHI volunteers present lectures at seminars attended by healthcare professionals from both the Jewish and secular communities, who come from as far as 200 miles away. Lectures may also be given in medical and nursing schools, hospitals, academies of post-graduate education, and at programs for all ages throughout the Jewish community. JHI volunteers screen patients in consultation with local professionals on a one-to-one basis. Volunteers also visit homebound patients and provide consultation to their homecare workers and physicians. JHI also educates the mission volunteers about the work of worldwide Jewish organizations and makes it possible for them to experience the Jewish renewal taking place in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. Volunteers also have the opportunity to enjoy cultural activities while in the overseas community.