We began our Monday doing community service at a local farm which gives food for those who can’t provide for themselves. It was a long morning in the sun, but in the end, worth it, knowing it was a mitzvah. Following the eggplant picking was a long bus ride to a shopping center where I [...]

Hi everyone!! Friday was a great day jam-packed with a walking tour, beautiful views, and Shabbat meal. First we traveled along the Israeli coast to Quesaria. There we explored the ancient ruins left behind by an old port city, including a huge theater that still functions to this day. Then we relaxed on the grass [...]

Shalom from our beautiful Kibbutz Neve Ilan. What an exciting past couple of days we have had! We already can’t believe we only have a little over a week left of our trip! Our group has truly beautifully transformed into one close knit family! Yesterday the teens had the opportunity to truly open the eyes [...]

The past few days have been filled with a lot of exciting experiences. We started our Monday bright and early and headed to climb and roll down the Kassui Sand Dunes. Then we embarked to Eilat where we had a busy and eventful afternoon of banana boating, kayaking, paddle boarding and ending with snorkeling through [...]

July 12, Trek Israel Day 14 The day began with a loud rapping on the door at 8am. Our hosts at the kibbutz had brought breakfast to our rooms. After our meal of eggs, cheese, bread and muffins, we headed out for a tour of the surrounding kibbutzim. First we saw a greenhouse where they [...]

July 10, Trek Israel Day #12 The alarm went off super early today because we had a long day ahead of us. At 7:30am, I headed down to breakfast to get my usual balanced meal: cereal, chocolate pudding and chocolate milk. When I got there I had an amazing laugh because one person in our [...]

Here is what we have been up to the last few days! Monday July 4th To begin our Monday morning, we woke up early and ate breakfast at the kibbutz. After breakfast we ascended the Golan Heights. We got to see the view of the waterfall there and a select few also chose to go [...]

We can’t believe it’s almost been a week since we landed in Israel, what an amazing journey so far! Upon landing in Israel, we played lots of games and ice breakers to help our two camps get to know each other. We started off our trip in Jerusalem and immediately went to the old city to [...]

After settling into Ketura (a kibbutz in the south), we had a pool party there and got to meet some residents and other groups as well as spend quality time within our own. The next day had an early wake up for us but was nothing but fun: rolling in the sand dunes, banana boating [...]