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Harlam in Israel Throughout the Weeks
Shouting Israel 2018 From the Mountains!
A True Bedouin Experience
By Trevor Siegel, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 7 We arrived to the Bedouin experience in sweltering heat; an inconvenience that have now become a normality. As we approached the complex of tents, the first thing that caught our eyes were the camels. Rows and rows...
A Reflection Over the Last 4 Weeks
By Emmi Cox, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 2 As our last days of this trip come to an end, I have been able to reflect on how much this trip has given me. Obviously I’ve gained life long friends and unforgettable memories, but there’s much more than that. I have...
Final Havdallah with Bus 1 and Bus 2
39 Teenagers – One Family
By Jolie Pressburger, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 2 One thing I’ve noticed as the days left of our Israel experience become numbered and our trip begins wrapping up, is how truly amazing it is that 39 teenagers from all different parts of the US and from all...
Learning Religious Tolerance in Akko
Last Thursday, the group visited Tzipori, where the legendary collection of Jewish Lore and Law, the Mishna, was codified. At Tzipori, the group was awed by the most beautiful Roman-Jewish mosaics in Israel. The most celebrated is nicknamed “The Mona Lisa of the Galilee.” The teens learned about the community that lived here and why they made these impressive works of art.
Like a Family Reunion – Israeli teens together
On Friday, the Group began the “Kishrei Noar” segment of the NFTY in Israel Program. “Kishrei Noar” is Hebrew for “Youth Connections,” and for many of the American teens this is a highlight of the summer in Israel. During this part of the program, eight Israeli teens join the group full time for seven days. The idea is to break the illusion that the tour bus is like an “aquarium” in which the participants look about upon Israel from the bus window but fail to get to know real Israelis and their lives.
Mitzvah Corps Shabbat in the Desert
Friday the teens visited the KashKash Farm to learn what it’s like to be a farmer in the middle of the desert. Here the words making the desert bloom are not an empty slogan, but the product of back- breaking work achieved by the sweet of one’s brow. The teens also visit the Ramon Crater and learned about the inspiring story of Israel’s first NASA astronaut, Ilan Ramon, and the tragedy of his loss.