My Experience

By: Molly Cohen, Bus 10

This trip has truly been one of a kind. I am extremely grateful that I was able to travel around and to Israel with my camp friends and people I’ve known my entire life. Even though the desert brought its challenges at the end of the day it was really fun and an experience I will never forget. The trip has brought our unit closer than ever before. During Gadna (army training) we learned what it was like to be a soldier and got to experience some of the training they went through. During this fourth and final week we have Israelis with us for part of it and we will learn about what their lives are like. I am excited to see what this next week brings and am sad we are leaving this beautiful place and each other soon.

Wholeness

Wholeness

Written by Sophia Ehrenberg, Yallah! 2024 Participant Wholeness. What other word could describe the mere one square mile of the Old City in Jerusalem? There is a unique joy and fulfillment in walking those streets—something I’m not sure I can put into words. This...

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Our Machaneh Etgar Experience

Our Machaneh Etgar Experience

Written by Ari Kim-Leavitt, Yallah! 2024 Participant   When we first arrived as a group yesterday at Kibbutz Eshbal, I had no idea what this experience would be like. I assumed we’d just go camping and hiking. However, it turned out to be so much more. All the...

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Highlights from July 9th and July 14-15th

Highlights from July 9th and July 14-15th

Highlights of the past week from two of our 2024 Yallah! Participants.  Written by Madi Goldman Despite waking up at four in the morning, our group had a blast hiking in the Red Canyon in Eilat. The path was not only filled with beautiful scenery but also enriched by...

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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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