Speaker Event
Other Activities
Weekend Trip
Internship
WEEK 1
OpeningWeekWEEK 2
Kick Off WeekWEEK 3
Israeli Industries WeekWEEK 4
DiversityWEEK 5
Social Entrepreneurship| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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US/International Fellows Arrival and Welcome
Other ActivitiesUS/International Fellows Arrival and Welcome 
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Orientation
Other ActivitiesOrientation 
Excel orientation.
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Orientation + Meet Israeli Participants
Other ActivitiesOrientation + Meet Israeli Participants 
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Friday Activity & Kabalat Shabbat
Other ActivitiesFriday Activity & Kabalat Shabbat: Fellows celebrate Shabbat together 
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First Day of Internship Opening Event
Other ActivitiesFirst Day of Internship and an opening event. 
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Adi Soffer Teeni; GM, Facebook Israel
Speaker EventSpeaker
Adi Soffer Teeni; GM, Facebook Israel |
Scavenger’s Hunt
Other ActivitiesFellows complete challenges around Tel Aviv. 
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Investments meetup
Speaker EventIntimate conversations with industry leaders, Yuval Cohen – Managing Partner, Fortissimo Capital and Leonard Rosen -- CEO, Evercore Israel Speakers
Yuval Cohen, Fortissimo Capital
Leonard Rosen, Evercore
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Mentor meetup
Other ActivitiesSmall group meetings to learn about different industries 
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Dinner 4Seven
Other ActivitiesAn Excel tradition of dinners hosted by Israeli peer fellows at their apartments where everyone cooks together 
Students enjoying dinner together.
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Micro-communities
Other ActivitiesMeet representatives of some of Israel’s internal communities. 
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Bereaved Families forum
Other ActivitiesAn organization that brings together Israelis and Palestinians who have lost loved ones due to the conflict 
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Trip Up North
Weekend TripJiser AZarka, Druze lunch at Isfiya, Golan Heights Winery, Mt. Bental, Jordan rivers kayaks 
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Trip Up North
Weekend TripJiser AZarka, Druze lunch at Isfiya, Golan Heights Winery, Mt. Bental, Jordan rivers kayaks
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Trip Up North
Weekend TripJiser AZarka, Druze lunch at Isfiya, Golan Heights Winery, Mt. Bental, Jordan rivers kayaks
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Yuval Bdolach; CEO & Founder of Tozeret Ha'aretz
Speaker EventGuest Speaker: Yuval Bdolach; CEO & Founder of Tozeret Ha'aretz Speakers
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Small Group Discussions
Other ActivitiesUnpopular Opinions: Fellow led groups 
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Small Group Discussions
Other ActivitiesUnpopular Opinions: Fellow led groups
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Week 6
Leadership and entrepreneurshipWeek 7
Jewish Identity and peoplehoodWeek 8
Public PolicyWeek 9
Israeli Innovation| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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Kfir Damari; Co-Founder Space IL
Speaker EventGuest speaker Kfir Damari; Co-Founder Space IL Speaker
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Folklore Evening
Other ActivitiesFellows talk about their origins 
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Startup workshops
InternshipIdeation and starting a startup 
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Trip to the South
Weekend TripNahal David, Outdoor Training/Activity, Dead Sea 
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Trip to the South
Weekend TripNahal David, Outdoor Training/Activity, Dead Sea 
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Avraham Infeld; President Emeritus of Hillel
Speaker EventTalk with Avraham Infeld; President Emeritus of Hillel Speaker
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TED talks
Speaker EventFellow lead lectures about Jewish identity 
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Movie Night
Other ActivitiesScreening of Shtisel and meeting one of the actors Speaker
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Tisha B’Av Eve
Speaker EventHavdalah with Dr. Zohar Raviv: International Vice President of Education, Birthright Israel. Discussion topic: Destruction of the Temple. Speaker
Dr. Zohar Raviv: International Vice President of Education, Birthright Israel
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Tal Ohana; Mayor of Yeruham
Speaker EventSpeaker
Tal Ohana; Mayor of Yeurham
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Member Knesset Panel
Other ActivitiesMeet with members of the Israeli Knesset (congress/parliament) 
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Jerusalem Trip
Weekend TripMea She’arim, Mahane Yehuda market, Old City and the Western Wall, Yad VaShem, Mt. Herzl, Herzl museum 
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Jerusalem Trip
Weekend TripMea She’arim, Mahane Yehuda market, Old City and the Western Wall, Yad VaShem, Mt. Herzl, Herzl museum 
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Jerusalem Trip
Weekend TripMea She’arim, Mahane Yehuda market, Old City and the Western Wall, Yad VaShem, Mt. Herzl, Herzl museum 
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Taking Israel Home Hackathon
Speaker Eventincluding Ms. Tami Nasi, Advisor to the Foreign Minister. Discuss multiple aspects of the discourse revolving Israel on college campuses around the world (e.g., “the social media war”, “how to redefine the Israeli narrative”). At the end, each group of Excel Fellows discuss their ideas and thought processes. 
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Danny Gold; Iron Dome Inventor
Speaker EventSpeaker
Daniel Gold; Iron Dome Inventor
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Trivia night
Other ActivitiesTrivia night 
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Week 10
Closing Week| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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Rakefet Rosak-Aminoach; Former President and CEO, Bank Leumi; currently Managing Partner of Team8 Fintech
Speaker EventSpeakers
Rakefet Rosak-Aminoach;Former President and CEO, Bank Leumi; currently Managing Partner of Team8 Fintech |
Closing Event
Other ActivitiesClosing Event 
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WEEK 1
OpeningWeekUS/International Fellows Arrival and Welcome
Orientation
Excel orientation.
Orientation + Meet Israeli Participants
Friday Activity & Kabalat Shabbat: Fellows celebrate Shabbat together
WEEK 2
Kick Off WeekFirst Day of Internship and an opening event.
Adi Soffer Teeni; Fellows complete challenges around Tel Aviv.
WEEK 3
Israeli Industries WeekIntimate conversations with industry leaders, Yuval Cohen – Managing Partner, Fortissimo Capital and Leonard Rosen -- CEO, Evercore Israel
Yuval Cohen, Fortissimo Capital
Leonard Rosen, Evercore
Small group meetings to learn about different industries
An Excel tradition of dinners hosted by Israeli peer fellows at their apartments where everyone cooks together
Students enjoying dinner together.
WEEK 4
DiversityMeet representatives of some of Israel’s internal communities.
An organization that brings together Israelis and Palestinians who have lost loved ones due to the conflict
Jiser AZarka, Druze lunch at Isfiya, Golan Heights Winery, Mt. Bental, Jordan rivers kayaks
Jiser AZarka, Druze lunch at Isfiya, Golan Heights Winery, Mt. Bental, Jordan rivers kayaks
Jiser AZarka, Druze lunch at Isfiya, Golan Heights Winery, Mt. Bental, Jordan rivers kayaks
WEEK 5
Social EntrepreneurshipGuest Speaker: Yuval Bdolach; CEO & Founder of Tozeret Ha'aretz
Unpopular Opinions: Fellow led groups
Unpopular Opinions: Fellow led groups
Week 6
Leadership and entrepreneurshipGuest speaker Kfir Damari; Co-Founder Space IL
Fellows talk about their origins
Ideation and starting a startup
Nahal David, Outdoor Training/Activity, Dead Sea
Nahal David, Outdoor Training/Activity, Dead Sea
Week 7
Jewish Identity and peoplehoodTalk with Avraham Infeld; President Emeritus of Hillel
Fellow lead lectures about Jewish identity
Screening of Shtisel and meeting one of the actors
Havdalah with Dr. Zohar Raviv: International Vice President of Education, Birthright Israel. Discussion topic: Destruction of the Temple.
Dr. Zohar Raviv: International Vice President of Education, Birthright Israel
Week 8
Public Policy
Tal Ohana; Mayor of Yeurham
Meet with members of the Israeli Knesset (congress/parliament)
Mea She’arim, Mahane Yehuda market, Old City and the Western Wall, Yad VaShem, Mt. Herzl, Herzl museum
Mea She’arim, Mahane Yehuda market, Old City and the Western Wall, Yad VaShem, Mt. Herzl, Herzl museum
Mea She’arim, Mahane Yehuda market, Old City and the Western Wall, Yad VaShem, Mt. Herzl, Herzl museum
Week 9
Israeli Innovationincluding Ms. Tami Nasi, Advisor to the Foreign Minister. Discuss multiple aspects of the discourse revolving Israel on college campuses around the world (e.g., “the social media war”, “how to redefine the Israeli narrative”). At the end, each group of Excel Fellows discuss their ideas and thought processes.
Daniel Gold; Iron Dome Inventor
Trivia night
Week 10
Closing Week
Rakefet Rosak-Aminoach;Closing Event