by ischear | Jul 12, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Benjamin Oestericher, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 7 I’m a city kid, and, if you were to ask me a week ago, the last place I’d want to spend my summer was the desert; sleeping on dirt and rocks, hiking up mountains, and living in the grueling heat, miles away...
by ischear | Jul 11, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education The teens have been exploring the Desert. Tuesday morning the group travelled to Kibbutz Grofit, a town located on a small hilltop in the middle of the world’s longest and deepest valley that extends over three thousand...
by ischear | Jul 11, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education On Sunday the teens visited the Orcam labs in Jerusalem, where they got to test out their next generation product. Orcam develops cameras that attach to glasses in subtle and sleek way in order to help people with visual...
by ischear | Jul 11, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education On Friday, the teens left the desert and finally arrived in Jerusalem! In the afternoon the group visited a park looking out over the Walls of the Old City and had a “Welcome to Jerusalem” ceremony with Challah and...
by ischear | Jul 11, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education On Sunday, the buses 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...
by ischear | Jul 11, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education Today, Wednesday, the teens concluded their Chavaya Experiences. These are four-day activities during which the teens explored an interest with a likeminded group of participants. The choices included: Gadna, an Israel...
