Shalom from San Francisco! It is so hard to believe this is our last stop. However, before we left the Reno/Lake Tahoe area, we spent Wednesday enjoying the outdoors by Kayaking and Paddle Boarding on the lake, then went to Squaw Valley, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, for lunch and swimming. We had lunch [...]
We are all so happy to finally be in Italy. We checked in with Sarah Gabriel and Ellie Kauffman to get the scoop on our first couple days.Welcome to Italy! I (Sarah) came from the UK and Ireland trip. We arrived in Milan after a short and easy plane ride and immediately drove to the [...]
After 10 hours on a plane, we finally landed in the land of Israel! The adjustment to the time change and the warmer temperature was a challenge, but we are staying hydrated and using sunscreen (our staff won’t let us forget!). We kicked off Thursday morning at Neot Kedumim Biblical Park. This is a unique [...]
Our first day in the Golan Heights kicked off strong with a short hike to a waterfall. We then headed to our Jeep tour near the Syrian border and Mt. Ben Tal. The teens loved the Jeep tour – especially our guides who were charismatic and informative. That evening we experience the Druze culture for [...]
On our first Friday in Israel, we went to Neot Kedumim, a nature reserve that takes care of Israel’s land and teaches about what the land was like during biblical times. Although there were a few team building exercises, our group’s favorite was goat and sheep herding! While working together, the teens had to lead [...]
Yesterday was our first day in Eretz Yisrael! We slept in (late!) because of our over night flight from Poland. Fully rested, we set off for the City of David in Jerusalem. We learned about 6,000 year old walls and the founding of Jerusalem. That afternoon, we adventured through Hezekiah’s underground aqueduct tunnels. The tight [...]
Wednesday was a hot day and busy day! We began our day by doing agricultural work at Shomed Hadash at Kfar Hanasie. We cut weeds surrounding olive trees. Then, we stopped for ice cream, smoothies and AC at a mall. Next, we went to Atlit, where we learned about the persecution Jewish people faced after [...]
“On Monday, we met with kabbalistic artist Avraham Lowenthal and he taught us the basics of deeper spiritual meaning beyond the Torah. He showed us different pieces he has crafted and I even bought one to bring home with me! Later in the afternoon we went shopping around Tzfat and I bought some gifts for my [...]
We started the day off on Friday at Neot Kedumim Biblical Park, where we had a great time doing leadership workshops in our groups and even got to herd sheep! The challenges given to us by our tour guides helped us to learn to work together and solve problems as a team. We then took [...]
Hi team,Here is our first post of the trip:We hit the ground running this morning at the ancient biblical park! We physically and literally seeded our roots in Israel when we planted oak trees. We got to Shepard goats and sheep like in biblical times and learned a lot about working as a team and [...]