By Rabbi Loren Sykes, Director of Israel Immersives Among the many themes in this week’s Torah portion, Pinhas, one stands out in how it speaks directly to the experience of our NFTY in Israel groups this week: The tale of the daughters of Zelophehad. The story goes...

By Annie Lohr, Bus 1 Staff The last 4 days and nights we ventured to the south to feel the true, Israeli heat! On Sunday afternoon, we started our journey to the desert. First, we stopped at the Dead Sea - the lowest point in the world - to cool off before the we...

By Talia Levin, Bus 5 Staff It’s been only a week, but it feels like we’ve been adventuring together for years. Since arriving in Israel, we have all bonded over shawarma, long hikes, stargazing and floating in the Dead Sea. We started our adventure with a tour of...

By Mira Brynjegard-Bialik, Bus 3 Staff Only two days into our NFTY in Israel trip, and we’re already starting Shabbat! It hard to believe it’s been less than 72 hours since all of the campers arrived in Israel—we’ve already been to an archaeological dig, the Western...



By Rabbi Loren Sykes, Director of Israel Immersives Being at Ben Gurion International Airport on Wednesday and seeing your teens emerge from passport control, baggage claim, and their PCR tests was exhilarating!  We were finally able to say, “Welcome home!” to our...