A Reflection Over the Last 4 Weeks

By Emmi Cox, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 2

As our last days of this trip come to an end, I have been able to reflect on how much this trip has given me. Obviously I’ve gained life long friends and unforgettable memories, but there’s much more than that. I have gained experience, love, comfort, and a new place to call home. Israel has given me the opportunity to try an immense amount of new things. I can now say that I have hiked through both the desert and the forest for 4 days, gone to the Dead Sea, tried authentic falafel, scaled mountains before sunrise and learned so much about where my ancestors came from and why I am here today. Without this trip and without all of the people I have become so close with over the last four weeks (including our staff), I know that I wouldn’t have and couldn’t have experienced so many wonderful and new things. So as we say goodbye, I would also like to add in a thank you, to everyone, everything and every place we traveled for making this the most unforgettable summer of my life.

Highlights from July 10th- 13th in Israel

Highlights from July 10th- 13th in Israel

Written by  Sophia Ehrenberg, Yallah! 2024 Participant  Welcome to Eilat! The southernmost point of our homeland, where you can see Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt all at the same time. This hot corner of the country gives us a true perspective on where we are in this...

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A Conversation with Rabbi Rick Jacobs

A Conversation with Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Our campers were lucky enough to spend a Shabbat with Rabbi Rick Jacobs on Kibbutz Mashaabei Sadeh in the Negev. "Many had just arrived in Israel from Poland where they experienced the soul shattering sites of the Holocaust. Our Shabbat service was spirited, our...

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July 8th, Ein Avdat and Sde Boker

July 8th, Ein Avdat and Sde Boker

Written by Leo Kushnir and Nathan Liebman, Yallah! 2024 Participants We started with an early morning in the kibbutz, which was actually our last day waking up here before heading off to Eilat. As usual, we woke up relatively early and got together with friends to...

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Experiencing Auschwitz after 10/7

Experiencing Auschwitz after 10/7

  Written by Eitan Klieger, Yallah! 2024 Participant *This article originally appeared in The Times of Israel Today I walked through Auschwitz. Our teen group went through the gates and saw the camp with our own eyes. We walked the same path that one million Jews...

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First full day in Israel

First full day in Israel

Written by: Lily Gartenlaub, Daria Blyveis and Alex Gutman, Yallah! 2024 Participants Hi all! It’s Lily, Daria, and Alex writing the first teen blog of the summer! We woke up bright and early in our kibbutz rooms and got breakfast together. Then we bussed to...

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