by ischear | Jul 9, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education On Thursday the teens began exploring Jerusalem. The morning highlight was a visit to the Campus of Hebrew Union College, the Reform Movement’s premier intuition for graduate Jewish Studies. Rabbi Nao Sattath spoke with...
by ischear | Jul 9, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education Thursday morning began with a cloud of ancient dust, as the teens got their hands dirty while they dug in an active archaeological excavation at Bet Guvrin. The teens were excited to find actual artifacts from the Bar...
by ischear | Jul 8, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education One of the highlights this past Friday was the visit to the mystical mountaintop town of Tzfat. In 1492 when the Jews were expelled from Spain, a large number of Jewish refugees decided it was time to go back home to the...
by ischear | Jul 8, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education This morning, the group explored the Ancient Mediterranean port city of Akko. Akko is home to the second largest Mosque in the Land of Israel called the Al-Jazzar Mosque. The counselors were surprised to discover that...
by ischear | Jul 8, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education Today is Sunday and the teens are exploring the area around Jerusalem. Two days ago, the group arrived in the Jerusalem after completing a 4-day desert trek in the footsteps of the Children of Israel that had wandered for...
