by ischear | Jul 19, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Daniel Goldberg, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 6 On Monday, July 9, our group ended a long day in the old city with a visit to the Kotel, also called the Western Wall. Already informed of its rich history by our group leaders, I could feel a sense of curiosity...
by ischear | Jul 19, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Alana Schlaeger, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 2 As I sat underneath a tree in the shade I never would have realized how one tree could mean so much in this world. As what I thought was just a place to sit to avoid the beaming sun I soon learned that this tree...
by ischear | Jul 19, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Jacob Dean, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 4 I have always been intensely interested in politics, and because of my Judaism this interest has always included Israel. Especially given the controversy surrounding it, I have spent quite a bit of time reading about,...
by ischear | Jul 19, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Sylvia Wolk, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 3 Recently, we visited a group of Druze, who served us a wonderful lunch. I’ll admit, before this trip, I’d never heard of the Druze (Their segregated mountain top homes might have something to do with that)....
by ischear | Jul 19, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Gigi Saad, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 4 Israel has been built up all my life as this magnificent place in which the Jewish people could find comfort and call home. One iconic scene that has been described to me multiple times since my first day of Sunday...
