Salt of the Earth - Educational Initiative

1. To educate preparatory program participants to loyalty to the State of Israel and identification with it as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state as defined in the Declaration of Independence and the Basic Laws of the State of Israel, and to love of the people and the land, 2. To advance underprivileged sectors in Israeli society including new immigrants from the Ethiopian sector and from former Soviet bloc countries, 3. To educate preparatory program participants to enlist in full, quality and meaningful military service in the IDF in voluntary and combat units, in command and officer tracks, according to their abilities and skills, and according to IDF requirements, 4. To establish and manage pre-military educational frameworks and for IDF discharged soldiers, for youth and young people from diverse backgrounds in Israeli society, 5. To prepare preparatory program participants, physically and spiritually, for integration as described in the IDF, 6. To establish and enrich the spiritual world of preparatory program participants and to increase their self-confidence and faith in their path, 7. To cultivate young leadership, environmental responsibility, involvement and social impact of preparatory program participants and graduates during military service and after