Making their mark on Tucson: An interview with Tucson’s shinshinim
The word “shinshinim” sounds funny at first, but it has significant meanings. Shinshinim is an acronym for sh’nat sherut, which means “a year of service.” The Shinshinim Young Ambassadors Program brings recent Israeli high school graduates to a variety of Jewish communities abroad. There, the teens immerse themselves into the community and act as a…