Trip Blog
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Poland Takeaways
I found visiting Poland to be a very important part of my summer experience. There was the expected, the emotions, sadness, pain, and frustration when visiting the main sights, Auschwitz, and the Warsaw Ghetto. I also learned a lot in Poland that I did not expect. I...
From Different Camps to One Community
Along our journey on L’dor V’dor, multiple different camps have come together, sharing traditions, experiences, and new memories. Here are a couple of moments that stood out to us! July 1: New York In our first moments at JFK airport, you could clearly see which camp...
Auschwitz Blog Part 2 – Bus 4 Crane Lake Harlam Sci Tech
When I woke up on the morning of our visit to Auschwitz, I knew I would cry at some point that day, but I never suspected when. The tears did not come when I gazed up at a cattle car that carried over one million people to their deaths, or when I felt the wooden...
Auschwitz Blog – Bus 4 Crane Lake Harlam Sci Tech
When signing up to come on this trip, one of the things I was really looking forward to was going to Poland. While I knew it was not going to be the most joyous or exciting part of our 5-week adventure, I was feeling really lucky to have the opportunity to learn about...
Bus 3 Blog #4: Jerusalem Reflections & the Journey South
We kicked off our week at Hebrew Union College with Havdallah and Israeli dancing alongside the entire Yallah! program. Back at the hotel, we had a fun World Cup watch party, which ended up lasting until 12:30 a.m. Israel time! After a restful and enjoyable Shabbat,...
A Meaningful Shabbat in Jerusalem
Our time in Israel has been incredibly special so far. After completing our four-day Yam L'Yam (Sea-to-Sea) hike and our Tikkun project in the north, we traveled to the holy city of Jerusalem. We were fortunate to spend Shabbat there, celebrating at the Kotel (Western...
A day in Nazareth – Through the eyes of a participant
After a fulfilling breakfast at kibbutz Hannaton, our group took the bus to the city of Nazareth, the former home to the most famous Jew in the world, Jesus Christ. When we arrived, we met with two other teen groups: one from an Israeli school and one of Arab-Israeli...
Rolling Up Our Sleeves: A Week of Tikkun Olam
If you had told me during our 4:20 AM wake-up call a few days ago that this group would still have the energy to shovel dirt in Ofakim, work in the fields of Tlalim, and pack boxes for Soroka late into the evening, I would have told you to drink some water, find some...
Eisner blog #2 of Summer 2026
These past few days have been absolutely packed! So here is a rundown of what we’ve been up to. Our second last day in Poland was extremely meaningful. We went to Auschwitz-Birkenau to tour the concentration camp and museum. Learning about our history was a difficult...