We have had an incredible first week here in Israel! Today, we started out with a walking tour of mystical Tzfat—the historic center of Judaism’s Kabbalah movement and a center for Jewish life during the Exile Era. We met with artist Avraham Leventhal and learned that Tzfat represents Air (Jerusalem represents fire, Tiberius represents water, [...]
Our group here in Israel has been very hot, busy, and full of making fun memories! Over the past couple of days we have covered a lot of ground. On Monday morning, we ascended the Golan Heights and had an exciting water hike along the Nahal Jilaboun canyon! We were in water up to our [...]
We started day 5 very early with a wake up in our Bedouin tents. It was all worth it, though, when we set out for our sunrise hike up Masada. It was a challenging but rewarding hike, and at the top, we got to learn all about the time of King Harrod and the history [...]
We certainly had a very special (albeit schvitzing) July 4th here in Israel! We kicked off our morning with breakfast at the hotel. Once we had the most important meal of the day, we took to walking through the old city of Jerusalem. Our journey began by entering the Old City’s Zion Gate—one of the [...]
We’re two weeks in and couldn’t be enjoying our journey more. We certainly had a very special (albeit schvitzing) July 4th here in Israel! We kicked off our morning with breakfast at the hotel. Once we had the most important meal of the day, westarted the day at Netiv HaAsara on the border of Gaza. [...]
We’re one week in and couldn’t be enjoying our journey more. We certainly had a very special (albeit schvitzing) July 4th here in Israel! After a tiresome day in Caesarea, we had a relaxing day at the Kibbutz Manara guest house filled with pool time and hanging out with our friends. We ended the night [...]
The last couple days were filled with LOTS of stops! We’re having a blast on Bus C and couldn’t be more thrilled with our journey so far. Here is a summary of our recent activities from our very own Megan: “This past week has been a blur. I truly did not believe it could go [...]
Wow, has time flown by! We can’t believe that we are already into the second week of our program and are amazed by the tremendous growth of our participants. Last week, we focused on unity and our community. This week, our group has focused on what it means to be mutually responsible in the land [...]
June 29 What a day we’ve had! We all (well, most of us) rested well on the flight to Israel and we landed into a beautiful day. After getting our first COVID-19 tests, we took a scenic ride to Jerusalem and finally got connected with all of our staff! After a quick dinner on the [...]
On day 4, we woke up bright and early to a packaged breakfast delivered to our rooms while awaiting the last of our 36-hour quarantine. After being just a little late to the bus, we finally made it to an overlook with a beautiful view of Jerusalem for some grape juice and a Shehecheyanu ceremony. [...]