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WELCOME

Thank you for applying to Togethering! We appreciate your interest, the investment of time and energy, and the openness that this application requires.


Please complete all sections of the application by the deadline below. The application requires individual answers from both partners and an uploaded photo. We will review all completed applications with care.


After submitting your application, you'll receive an automated confirmation email. If you don’t receive this email, please contact us at Applications@togethering.org. 


As space is limited, particularly during our pilot phase, we will invite a certain number of applicants to an interview over Zoom. The final selection of the group will be based on both the written and interview components.


While we know that checking boxes and short answers can never fully capture the uniqueness of your identity or relationship, we have tried to make the options in this application inclusive. If we haven't done so, that's our fault, and we would like to do better. Please email us at Applications@togethering.org to let us know how we can improve.


We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you!



Before you start filling out your application, we invite you to watch this short video from a Togethering couple, so you can hear in their own words what Togethering is about.
Togethering is open to couples of all cultural, racial, religious, gender, and sexual identities who are looking to forge connections with one another and with Jewish life.

To learn if you are eligible to apply for a Togethering trip, review the eligibility requirements below and check the boxes as they apply.

Please select the trip options you are interested and available to travel on.



TRIP OPTIONS

Below is a list of current trip offerings for the city of:


TRIP 1:
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WELCOME

Applications for this trip are not currently open.


We invite you to check the application cycle dates on the trips page, and kindly return when applications are available. We look forward to having you apply!


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PARTNER 1

The questions and information below are all pertaining to Partner 1.





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If selected, the personal information provided above (full name and date of birth) will be used to book flights (if required). Please ensure the name entered matches the ID or passport you will use for travel. 



What is your primary residential address?






Demographics
Identity is multifaceted and complex. Our goal is to build a Jewish community that is responsive to and inclusive of the great diversity that makes up the modern family. Help us by sharing some of the ways you see yourself to the extent you are comfortable.










Education/Profession

Please write out full name of university and/or school if applicable








Religious & Cultural Background

This section of the application asks you about your religious and cultural background and aspects of your current Jewish identity (if applicable).

Please tell us about your religious/cultural life growing up and how, if at all, it reflects on your current religious/cultural practice or identity.
Minimum 3-4 sentences















PARTNER 2

The questions and information below are all pertaining to Partner 2.





MM/DD/YYYY

If selected, the personal information provided above (full name and date of birth) will be used to book flights (if required). Please ensure the name entered matches the ID or passport you will use for travel. 




Please note that Partner 1's address will be the default for your account.
What is your primary residential address?






Demographics
Identity is multifaceted and complex. Our goal is to build a Jewish community that is responsive to and inclusive of the great diversity that makes up the modern family. Help us by sharing some of the ways you see yourself to the extent you are comfortable.











Education/Profession

Please write out full name of university and/or school if applicable









Religious & Cultural Background

This section of the application asks you about your religious and cultural background and aspects of your current Jewish identity (if applicable).

Please tell us about your religious/cultural life growing up and how, if at all, it reflects on your current religious/cultural practice or identity.
Minimum 3-4 sentences















Relationship
Togethering is designed for couples in long-term committed relationships. Please help us get to know about your relationship.





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Tell us a little more about your journey as a couple when it comes to aspects of Jewish life by selecting the response most applicable to you.

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Children




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Motivation to Participate
We want to know a little more about why both of you would like to participate in the Togethering experience.



Please explain why you want to participate in the Togethering Experience as a couple. 2-3 sentences minimum





Please indicate how important each of the following reasons for applying to Togethering are to you as a couple.

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We are interested in providing the best experience possible for participating couples. Please indicate how important the following potential trip components are to you as a couple.

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As part of the Togethering experience, couples will be expected to participate in post-trip local community building opportunities to meet up and continue the learning.







DATA POLICY

By submitting this online application to Togethering, both partners as identified in this application are agreeing to Togethering's Data Policy.


Togethering uses technical and organizational security measures to protect the confidentiality of your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is absolutely secure. As such, you acknowledge and accept that any online transmission of information to us is at your own risk. Additionally, to be considered for the program, you understand that your information will be shared with the One8 Foundation, the funders of this program, and with third parties/partners who perform services on our behalf, this includes our partner Honeymoon Israel who is providing critical staff support to Togethering as we scale up. If you are accepted to one of our trips and register, we will also share your information with our trip operators and travel accommodations services.