Welcome to Israel!  Day 1 of our trip included a trip to Neot Kedumin Biblical park, where we had the incredible experience planting trees and giving back to the land of Israel. We walked through the park’s farm, and became shepherd ourselves, leading sheep and goats to the farm center. We walked through Hezekiah’s underground [...]

Our last few days in DC included everything from helping out with food service at the Capital Area Food Bank with BBYO’s CEO Matt Grossman, going to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and even hearing a Holocaust survivor share his story at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.Visiting the Holocaust Museum really [...]

Shalom Family & Friends,Thing have been busy over here at SUDC (Stand Up DC)!On Friday morning, we went to “Food and Friends” where helped put together specialized food bags. This experience really stuck out to Rebecca Parish who said, “It was really special for me to see an organization that takes into account people’s dietary needs. [...]

We have had quite the experiences so far. On Tuesday we split up into two groups, one group went to Martha’s Table where they helped with food preparation by helping cut up vegetables. The other group went to the American History Museum (where the original star spangled banner is) and participated in a National Anthems workshop [...]

Shalom Friends and Family, Our first full day was jam-packed with lots of walking, sweets and meaningful discussion! Following breakfast at Uncommon Cafe, we did a slow walk toward Union Station. We happened to walk by the White House on our journey, so we stopped for a few minutes to take some pictures and observe [...]

обър вечер (Good Evening)! It is starting to set in that we only have a few days left in the beautiful country of Bulgaria and the teens are truly starting to grasp the gravity of the experiences we have had over the last few days. We spent Shabbat in the beautiful city of Plovdiv, as [...]

Шабат Шалом (Shabbat Shalom)! We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Sabbath in Bulgaria as we have left the mountains and head to the historic city of Plovdiv, the European Union’s “European Capital of Culture” for 2019.  History and Responsibility have been the core themes of the last two days as we have stayed [...]

дравейте (Hello)! We are three days into our trip and have already experienced so much here in Bulgaria. After a long first day of travel for almost all our group, we have our legs back under us and are full speed ahead on our Ambassadors adventure. After landing in Sofia on Monday, we headed across the [...]

We have less than a week left, and everyone is starting to feel it. The kids are not only starting to talk about going home but they are talking about it with fear. They are starting to feel the end of the trip coming and with it a pressure to make the most out of [...]