by ischear | Jul 26, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Morgan Gitlitz, Sci-Tech Israel Participant, Bus 12 There are so many places to visit, both historical, informational and beautiful. You can travel with a group and make memories with friends from all different backgrounds There is REALLY good food to try all over!...
by ischear | Jul 25, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education Earlier this morning was the teens visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Educational Center and Memorial. As these teens have already been to Auschwitz this summer, the visit was tailored with sensitivity to their...
by ischear | Jul 25, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Jacob Gerbman, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 8 Since leaving Europe and arriving in the Holy Land of Israel, I’ve had some time to reflect on my experience. In my time there I not only learned about my roots as a Jew, but I also about the ways European...
by ischear | Jul 25, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Maddie Katz, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 8 Using a pickaxe was nothing like it is in the movies. Instead of swinging down hard onto the rocks below, we used it to gently move dirt around as we shoveled rocks, dust, and maybe 2,000 year old pottery into buckets....
by ischear | Jul 25, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Zach Herman, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 7 4:30 was not the earliest we had ever woken up on this trip, but that didn’t change the fact that I was exhausted. We slept in Bedouin tents and it was moderately comfortable, a little more comfortable than the desert...
