On the way to the airport to meet everybody I felt so happy I chose to work for NFTY in Israel. I feel so blessed to have such a great team working with me and can’t wait to get this summer started!! Being able to see the participants so happy to get to Israel in the airport, made me feel so lucky to be here today.
Today was the first day of an amazing summer on NFTY in Israel, and we all very excited. We started the day at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, followed by “Am Israel Hai” songs. We are all very happy and thrilled to begin a great journey, full of good experiences and happiness.
Today, Wednesday, when the group landed in Israel and came out of baggage claim they were greeted by their staff holding banners and signs that said “Welcome NFTY in Israel!” They were also greeted by welcome songs sung to them by their staff and accompanied on the guitar. The participants loved the attention, and this helped to lift their spirits for the adventure ahead with NFTY in Israel.
One month ago, on Thursday May 17, 2018, NFTY in Israel office in Jerusalem held a graduation ceremony for 10 new graduates of the NFTY “Israel Educators Course.” The way NFTY in Israel trains its “Educators” is truly one of the outstanding features of our summer program. This year we interviewed more than 130 people for 10 positions.
Welcome families! This summer, your teen will embark on the journey of a lifetime with NFTY in Israel! Our team, in New York and Israel are working tirelessly to prepare for another amazing summer! As you prepare for the departure of your teen, we want to take a moment to share with you how you can stay in touch and share in their experience this summer.
Our first buses leave for Israel in less than 4 weeks! This means we’re about to facilitate 470 teens transferring through our various gateway airports on their way to Israel or Europe. Fortunately, they’re not all traveling on the same day!
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.