{"id":6,"date":"2026-03-25T03:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/brandeis-camp-institute\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:39:33","slug":"brandeis-camp-institute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/brandeis-camp-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Ziering Brandeis Camp Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section--hero heroBanner has-bg\" aria-labelledby=\"hero-heading-1\"\n    >\n\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-scaled.jpg\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover z-1\" alt=\"\" decorative=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-532x299.jpg 532w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Header-BCI-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>                        \n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"heroBanner__content \">\n            <h1 id=\"hero-heading-1\" class=\"text-display-1 text-white\">\n                Ziering Brandeis Camp Institute (BCI)\n            <\/h1>\n                                        <a href=https:\/\/aju.formstack.com\/forms\/bci_application\n    class=\"inline-flex gap-2 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 text-button-text tracking-tight no-underline! cursor-pointer transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out px-5 py-5 bg-gold border-gold text-black hover:bg-gold-110 hover:border-gold-110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n    \n            <span class=\"no-underline!\">Register now\n                                            <span class=\"sr-only\">(opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/span>\n    \n        <\/a>\n                                                            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section--split-text-block bg-bci-3 text-white py-20\" id=\"\"\n    aria-label=\"Leadership Training for Jewish Young Adults\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4 justify-between\">\n                            <div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-12\">\n                    <p class=\"text-eyebrow\">About<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-6\">\n               \n                                    <h2 class=\"text-display-3 text-white\">\n                        Leadership Training for Jewish Young Adults\n                    <\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-6 md:pl-6 lg:pl-9 xl:pl-20\">\n                                    <div class=\"split-description text-body-1 text-white\/80 mb-4.5 md:mb-8\"><p>Through Ziering Brandeis Camp Institute (BCI), young adults develop the tools to answer defining questions of their 20s: Who am I? What do I believe? And how will I lead?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <a href=https:\/\/aju.edu\/brandeis-camp-institute\/about\/\n    class=\"inline-flex gap-2 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 text-button-text tracking-tight no-underline! cursor-pointer transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out px-5 py-5 bg-gold border-gold text-black hover:bg-gold-110 hover:border-gold-110\" target=\"\">\n    \n            <span class=\"no-underline!\">Learn more about BCI<\/span>\n    \n        <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section\n    class=\"section--video-component video-module bg-bci-4 text-white relative overflow-hidden flex flex-col min-h-[100vw] md:min-h-0 md:aspect-video w-full\"\n    aria-label=\"This is BCI\" id=\"\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"video-module__bg absolute inset-0 w-full h-full\">\n                            <div class=\"video-player absolute inset-0 w-full h-full\" data-poster=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Poster_BCI-scaled.jpg\"\n                data-plyr-provider=\"vimeo\"\n                data-plyr-embed-id=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1233201594\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"relative flex-1 flex items-end justify-center pb-6\">\n        <button class=\"video-module__play-btn\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n            <svg width=\"104\" height=\"104\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 104\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                <circle cx=\"52\" cy=\"52\" r=\"52\" fill=\"white\" \/>\n                <polygon points=\"36,24 36,80 79,52\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#006098\" stroke-width=\"3.5\"\n                    stroke-linejoin=\"round\" \/>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div\n        class=\"video-module__content relative flex flex-col gap-6 items-center justify-center text-center text-white px-6 py-10 lg:px-20 lg:py-10 shrink-0\">\n        <div class=\"video-module__gradient absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n                    <p class=\"text-eyebrow relative text-white\">\n                Welcome\n            <\/p>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative flex flex-col gap-[14px] items-center w-full\">\n                            <h2 class=\"text-display-3 relative w-full text-white\">\n                    This is BCI\n                <\/h2>\n                                        <div class=\"text-body-2 relative w-full text-white [&#038;_p]:mb-0\">\n                    <p>Young adults in their 20s often feel like they&#8217;re drifting.<\/p>\n<p>BCI helps you find your path.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <a href=https:\/\/aju.formstack.com\/forms\/bci_application\n    class=\"inline-flex gap-2 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 text-button-text tracking-tight no-underline! cursor-pointer transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out px-5 py-5 border-white text-white hover:bg-white hover:text-aju-blue relative\" target=\"\">\n    \n            <span class=\"no-underline!\">Register now<\/span>\n    \n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section--testimonial-slider py-10.5 md:py-20 overflow-hidden bg-bci-5 text-white\" aria-label=\"Testimonials\"\n    id=\"\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"mb-6 sm:mb-7 md:mb-10.5\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-white text-display-3\">Testimonials<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"swiper testimonialSlider overflow-visible!\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper mb-6 sm:mb-7 md:mb-10.5 [&#038;_.swiper-slide]:h-auto! overflow-visible!\">\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"bg-bci-3 h-full flex flex-col gap-5 p-8 justify-center\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <div class=\"rounded-full overflow-hidden w-20 h-20 shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            \n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Joshua-BCI-256x300.jpg\" class=\"block w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"Headshot of Joshua smiling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Joshua-BCI-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Joshua-BCI-454x532.jpg 454w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Joshua-BCI.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                    \n                                                                            <p class=\"text-body-2 text-white\">&#8220;My identity as a nonbinary person and as a Jew don\u2019t conflict\u2014they deepen and strengthen each other. This summer at BCI, I stepped out of my comfort zone, reconnected with my faith, and grew in ways I\u2019m truly proud of.&#8221;<\/p>\n                                    \n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"text-subhead-4 font-bold text-white\">\n                                                                                    <div>Joshua, 26<\/div>\n                                                                                                                            <div>Boynton Beach, Florida<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"relative w-full h-full overflow-hidden aspect-square\">\n                                                                                                                        \n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_1-1.jpg\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_1-1.jpg 840w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_1-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_1-1-532x532.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"bg-bci-4 h-full flex flex-col gap-5 p-8 justify-center\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <div class=\"rounded-full overflow-hidden w-20 h-20 shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            \n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Emma-BCI-256x300.jpg\" class=\"block w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"Headshot of Emma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Emma-BCI-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Emma-BCI-454x532.jpg 454w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Emma-BCI.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                    \n                                                                            <p class=\"text-body-2 text-white\">&#8220;I feel more like myself here than I have in a long time. My confidence has grown. It has been so amazing to feel 110% supported by the staff and other participants and it has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone in a supported way.&#8221;<\/p>\n                                    \n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"text-subhead-4 font-bold text-white\">\n                                                                                    <div>Emma, 25<\/div>\n                                                                                                                            <div>Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"relative w-full h-full overflow-hidden aspect-square\">\n                                                                                                                        \n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_2.jpg\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_2.jpg 840w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_2-532x532.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"bg-bci-3 h-full flex flex-col gap-5 p-8 justify-center\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <div class=\"rounded-full overflow-hidden w-20 h-20 shrink-0\">\n                                                                                            \n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Gianina-BCI-256x300.jpg\" class=\"block w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"Headshot of Gianna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Gianina-BCI-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Gianina-BCI-454x532.jpg 454w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Gianina-BCI.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                    \n                                                                            <p class=\"text-body-2 text-white\">&#8220;I enjoyed every day at BCI: singing, dancing, learning, reflecting, meditating, laughing, walking, swimming, and making art.&#8221;<\/p>\n                                    \n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"text-subhead-4 font-bold text-white\">\n                                                                                    <div>Gianina, 27<\/div>\n                                                                                                                            <div>London, UK<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"relative w-full h-full overflow-hidden aspect-square\">\n                                                                                                                        \n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_3.jpg\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_3.jpg 840w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_3-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Testimonial_3-532x532.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                            \n                                <div class=\"bg-bci-4 h-full flex flex-col gap-5 p-8 justify-center\">\n                    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                                                     <p class=\"text-body-2 text-white\">&#8220;I had the chance to be myself without any filter: Zionist and pro-Palestinian, queer, and Jewish. I\u2019d never felt so accepted in my life and that\u2019s thanks to all the amazing staff.\r\n\r\n&#8220;<\/p>\n                                    \n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"text-subhead-4 font-bold text-white\">\n                                                                                    <div>Noy<\/div>\n                                                                                                                            <div>Tel Aviv, Israel<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"relative flex items-center justify-center md:justify-start gap-3.25 pb-10\">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-button-prev swiper-yellow-btn static! mt-0!\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-pagination bottom-10 static! w-auto!\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-button-next swiper-yellow-btn static! mt-0!\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" aria-label=\"Design the Life You Want to Lead\"\n    class=\"section--split-billboard camp-section bg-image bg-bci-3 text-white\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"camp-content\">\n                            <div class=\"camp-image\">\n                                            <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-532x299.jpg 532w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" type=\"image\/jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-scaled.jpg\" role=\"img\" alt=\"Card_BCI\" property=\"v:image\" class=\"block w-full\"  content=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card_BCI-scaled.jpg\"    \/><\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"camp-text bg-bci-3 text-white\">\n                <div class=\"camp-text-content\">\n\n                                            <div class=\"camp-logo\">3 Week Experience<\/div>\n                    \n                                            <h2 class=\"camp-title text-display-3\">Design the Life You Want to Lead<\/h2>\n                    \n                                            <p>Spend three weeks living and learning alongside peers from around the world, developing the skills to navigate high-stakes issues with confidence\u2014like career transitions, religious and cultural identity, social justice, and more, while engaging in music, art, and learning.<\/p>\n<p>We are planning 2027.\u00a0 Check back soon for dates.<\/p>\n\n                    \n                                                                        <a href=https:\/\/aju.edu\/brandeis-camp-institute\/3-week-program\/\n    class=\"inline-flex gap-2 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 text-button-text tracking-tight no-underline! cursor-pointer transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out px-5 py-5 bg-gold border-gold text-black hover:bg-gold-110 hover:border-gold-110\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n    \n            <span class=\"no-underline!\">Explore the program<\/span>\n    \n        <\/a>\n                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section--card-grid bg-bci-5 text-white py-10.5 md:py-20\"\n      id=\"\"\n      aria-label=\" What You&#039;ll Get \">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n                        <h2 class=\"text-display-3 text-white mb-6 md:mb-10.5\">What You&#8217;ll Get<\/h2>\n                    <div\n            class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-y-4 lg:gap-y-6\"\n                >\n                                <div class=\"bg-bci-3 grid grid-cols-1 h-full md:grid-cols-2\">\n                                          <div class=\"h-full\">\n                                                                            <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1-532x532.jpg 532w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" type=\"image\/jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1-800x800.jpg\" role=\"img\" alt=\"Card Image 1\" property=\"v:image\" class=\"block w-full h-full object-cover\"  content=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-1-800x800.jpg\"    \/><\/picture>\n                                              <\/div>\n                                          <div\n                          class=\"h-full px-6 py-8 flex flex-col gap-3.5 md:gap-6 lg:gap-12 justify-center\">\n                          <div class=\"text-eyebrow text-white\">\n                              JEWISH FOUNDATIONS\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3.5\">\n                              <h3 class=\"text-subhead-2 text-white\">\n                                  Jewish Study That Meets You Where You Are\n                              <\/h3>\n                                                            <p class=\"text-body-2 text-white hidden lg:block\">\n                                  Become more comfortable digging into Jewish texts, understanding prayer, and turning Jewish values into a strategic guide for major life decisions.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWhether you\u2019re new to Judaism or have experience, you\u2019ll leave more confident in who you are and where you stand.\n                              <\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"\">\n                                                                <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bg-bci-3 grid grid-cols-1 h-full md:grid-cols-2\">\n                                          <div class=\"h-full\">\n                                                                            <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2-532x532.jpg 532w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" type=\"image\/jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2-800x800.jpg\" role=\"img\" alt=\"Card Image 2\" property=\"v:image\" class=\"block w-full h-full object-cover\"  content=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Card-Image-2-800x800.jpg\"    \/><\/picture>\n                                              <\/div>\n                                          <div\n                          class=\"h-full px-6 py-8 flex flex-col gap-3.5 md:gap-6 lg:gap-12 justify-center\">\n                          <div class=\"text-eyebrow text-white\">\n                              PRACTICAL LEARNING\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-3.5\">\n                              <h3 class=\"text-subhead-2 text-white\">\n                                  Skills You Actually Use\n                              <\/h3>\n                                                            <p class=\"text-body-2 text-white hidden lg:block\">\n                                  Learn to build and lead diverse Jewish communities, facilitate charged conversations across perspectives, and more.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nEvery day you\u2019ll move from deep Jewish study and creative arts workshops to community-building and leadership development\u2014with time for reflection and exploration along the way. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nEvery moment counts at BCI.\n                              <\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"\">\n                                                                <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bg-bci-3 grid grid-cols-1 h-full 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from a BCI mentor and the rest of your new network of young professionals and future collaborators. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nYou can even apply for one of our seed grants to start your ideal community program wherever you are.\n                              <\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"\">\n                                                                <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section--billboard-tiles grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2\"\n    id=\"\">\n\n            \n        <div class=\"billboard-tile bg-alonim-green-5 text-white relative overflow-hidden flex flex-col min-h-[600px] p-(--container-px)\n            justify-end\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"absolute inset-0 z-0\">\n                     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