Tovanot is an Israel education program for adults taught by master educator Ruti Kadish. It encourages values clarification, boosts knowledge and understanding, and builds empathy and confidence.

Tovanot utilizes a dual-narrative approach to help participants understand the historical and political environment in Israel and build empathy for Israelis and Palestinians. At its core, Tovanot rejects an either/or binary and refutes the claim that we’re engaged in a zero-sum game. Instead, Tovanot encourages a rigorous understanding of Israel and its significance to Jews and Israelis, alongside a concern for Palestinian lives and narratives. Program participants will gain the knowledge and tools to hold nuance and multiple narratives of Israeli Jews, Palestinian citizens of Israel, and Palestinians.

OKC subsidizes this course in partnership with MoEd. There is a minimum of 12 registered participants to offer this program. Registration is $125 per person.