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A Taste of the IDF with Bus 3

A Taste of the IDF with Bus 3

By Gabby Miller I really enjoyed the Taste of the IDF chavaya. From learning krav maga, to camping, to first aid, the chavaya was very fun. I personally love learning about self defense and what to do in emergency situations, so everything we learned in the chavaya...

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Bus 3 Takes on Masada

Bus 3 Takes on Masada

By Jackson Strauss I stared in awe at the view that surrounded me; standing atop mighty Masada, I could see the massive mountains of the Negev Desert to the west and the blue shimmering waters of the Dead Sea in the east. Looking down from Masada, I could spot the...

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Sea to Sea with Bus 1

Sea to Sea with Bus 1

By Abbie Lambert Sea to sea. Yam L'Yam. It’s in the name yet it’s still hard to believe. We physically walked across an entire country. We physically traveled from the Sea of Galilee to the Mediterranean Sea. Sea to sea. Yam L'yam. Going in to this experience my...

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My Tikkun Olam Experience with Bus 1

My Tikkun Olam Experience with Bus 1

By Lauren Alexander For my Chavaya, or 4-day experience, I chose to participate in the Tikkun Olam program, which focused on “repairing the world” through community service. We completed a wide variety of projects during the trip, including volunteering at two...

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Creative Writing Circles

Creative Writing Circles

During hugim time, small groups sat on the grass in circles and took big deep breaths. With a pen in hand, they wrote poems together, one line at a time, but in an especially creative way. Someone would write a line and then pass the paper to the right for the next...

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Thoughts of a Madrich

Thoughts of a Madrich

July 6, 2021 I am impressed with the maturity of the chanichimot and very proud of the connections that they have been able to make. I love how comfortable they feel around me, especially when they ask to speak to me privately. My favorite thing to say to a chanich/a...

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A Day in Tzfat

A Day in Tzfat

July 6, 2021 By Chaya Nemiccolo We went to an outlook of the border of Syria and Lebanon this morning. Then we visited a hospital where we learned about an operation called “Good Neighbor,” that took in Syrian casualties (soldiers and people injured from the civil...

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This summer we look forward to welcoming hundreds of teens to Israel on our programs and to providing them with a wonderful summer adventure full of fun, friendship and personal discovery.

 

This summer in Jerusalem!