Founded by Artists and Musicians for Israel (A.M.I.), Project Neshima uses creative educational workshops using music and art to help strengthen Jewish identity and promote unity among Israeli youth.
“Neshima” means “breath” in Hebrew, and is linguistically associated with “Neshama”, the Hebrew word for soul.With a focus of “Breathing new life into Jewish identity”, Neshima utilizes a pluralistic approach to touch the souls of thousands of Israeli students each year.
Music has always played an important part in Jewish history.Sources record that Jewish tradition believes that music is a tool for touching souls and, indeed, it is more than just an invaluable part of our heritage, but serves as an essential tool in reaching the depths of our souls, exploring our identity, and bringing us together as a nation.
AMI offers students a vehicle for self expression and challenges them to take an in depth look at their personal Jewish identity. As apart of their teacher training program, AMI presents educators with new techniques which help them understand the importance of integrating the arts as a teaching tool to illuminate Jewish study content.
