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WEEK ONE: If you had the opportunity to explore anything through time and space, what would you want to explore? Post on the Frisch Student Exploration page.

WEEK TWO : Discuss 'greed' in //A Modest Proposal// by Jonathan Swift. Compare to greed in today's world. Post on the IFaces Literature Share page.

WEEK THREE : Write a short essay about a community member who personifies Avram's selflessness. How does this counteract the human tendency towards greed? Post on the IFaces Literature Share page.

WEEK FOUR: Criminals, Rehabilitation and Community Responsibility. A. Consider the issue of life-imprisonment for juvenile criminals. Post on the Frisch Cause and Effect page. (optional for NC students)

B. Compile questions to ask our guest speakers. Post on the IFaces Joint Projects page

Firstly, on Monday, David Ir Shai, Director of Prisoner Rehabilitation for the Jerusalem area, will visit Neveh Channah. He will speak about his program, and will answer questions about the program and its end results.

Secondly, on Wednesday, Daniel Rhein, Efrat Resident, will speak about his experiences volunteering in the Israeli prison system. He will delve into the question of "Society's Responsibility to the Criminal."

WEEK FIVE: This week is set aside to reflect on the speeches we heard last week. Visit the Joint Projects Discussion tab to post your reflections.

WEEK SIX: Write an autobiographical profile, including your past, present and future. Who are you? What are your interests? Values? Favorite quotes? Goals for the future? Post this on the IFaces Student Profiles page. Visit the Frisch Student Explorations page to see their student profiles. Respond to these postings in the discussion.

Time out: Neveh Channah and Frisch are each working on their own literature and research projects. We will join each other in May to share and critique the results of our projects. We will reflect on the conclusions of our study of the prison systems and community responsibility, as we explore further horizons.

WEEK SEVEN: It is now May, and we reconvene to share the results of our Immigrant Projects. Step 1: Frisch Students: Visit the Neveh Channah Projects page to read a Project. Read the instructions for peer review, and respond in the discussion tab. NC Students: Visit the Frisch Projects Page to read and profile and respond according to the instructions given.

WEEK EIGHT: Step 2: Each group should find the comment made on his/her project, and respond in the appropriate thread. Explain unclarities, and comment further as appropriate.