A Picture-Perfect First Week with Bus 14

A Picture-Perfect First Week with Bus 14

By Miyah Lebofsky During the first week of our trip, we traveled to Jerusalem. It was so picture-perfect that members of our group kept commenting on how everything looked almost fake, like the rocks and signs had been carved and painted to look the way they did...
Week 3 Poem from Bus 6

Week 3 Poem from Bus 6

Our week began as we were split into three, repairing the world, IDF, and… sea to sea. Some of us went to go take a long hike, they did a lot of walking and spent some time on a…bike. Some of us went to train as a new recruit, despite it being difficult it sure was a…...
Taking Off with Bus 19

Taking Off with Bus 19

By Sara Muderick and Emma Ziff Right off the boat, there was a bumpy ride from Kunkletown to JFK airport. Alas, we made it! Emma was a CIT this summer at URJ Camp Harlam. Sara, however, was partying it up in California with her family. After two different journeys...
Connections

Connections

By Rabbi Loren Sykes, Director of Israel Immersives All Hebrew verbs, almost every Hebrew word, in fact, is made up of a three-letter root. Links between different words are revealed through shared three-letter roots. For example, words sharing the three-letter root...
Finding Meaning Through Kabbalah

Finding Meaning Through Kabbalah

As young Jews, we’re so lucky to be in a place where we can learn about the Israel-Palestine conflict and relate to each other about our shared Jewish experiences. Seeing Israel for these past few days in a light contrary to what the media portrays is incredibly...