Pinhas

Pinhas

By: Rabbi Loren Sykes Director of Israel Immersives This week’s Torah portion in Israel, Parshat Pinhas, is chock full of interesting issues ranging from the Jewish calendar to the extremism, from explanations about why the Levites do not get a land inheritance at all...
Balak

Balak

By: Rabbi Loren Sykes – Director of Israel Immersives Despite being a very small country, Israel is an endless set of natural wonders! There is beauty everywhere. While the immediate area around The Dead Sea is desolate, just a few minutes away, there are...
Hukkat

Hukkat

By: Rabbi Loren Sykes- Director of Israel Immersives The end of the Torah portion we read in Israel this week, Parashat Hukkat, includes a list of many of the places our ancestors visited while wandering in the desert. Almost without exception, the list tells us...
Korah

Korah

By Rabbi Loren Sykes, Director of Israel Immersives I love arrival day! Seeing teens walking out of Customs Control and into the Arrival Hall at Ben Gurion International Airport is exhilarating! Not only is it fulfilling to see our teens enter Israel with huge smiles...