- A focal point for the last year of school, both emotionally and intellectually
- The culmination of nine years of day school education; relating what the students have learned to the history and here-and now of Israel.
- A bonding experience for the class
- An opportunity to use Hebrew as a “living language”
- An added incentive for younger students to remain enrolled through eighth grade and to continue their Jewish education in high school
- A springboard to future commitment to Judaism andIsrael