by ischear | Jul 12, 2021 | Summer 2021
By Abbie Lambert Sea to sea. Yam L’Yam. It’s in the name yet it’s still hard to believe. We physically walked across an entire country. We physically traveled from the Sea of Galilee to the Mediterranean Sea. Sea to sea. Yam L’yam. Going in to this...
by ischear | Jul 12, 2021 | Summer 2021
By Lauren Alexander For my Chavaya, or 4-day experience, I chose to participate in the Tikkun Olam program, which focused on “repairing the world” through community service. We completed a wide variety of projects during the trip, including volunteering at two...
by ischear | Jul 9, 2021 | Summer 2021
By Rabbi Loren Sykes, Director of Israel Immersives The second of this week’s double Torah portion, Matot – Masei, opens with what could be described as a very dry travel blog. Occasionally, there is a verse that provides a small detail about one of the places...
by ischear | Jul 7, 2021 | Summer 2021
During hugim time, small groups sat on the grass in circles and took big deep breaths. With a pen in hand, they wrote poems together, one line at a time, but in an especially creative way. Someone would write a line and then pass the paper to the right for the next...
by ischear | Jul 7, 2021 | Summer 2021
July 6, 2021 I am impressed with the maturity of the chanichimot and very proud of the connections that they have been able to make. I love how comfortable they feel around me, especially when they ask to speak to me privately. My favorite thing to say to a chanich/a...
