by Jess James | Jul 3, 2023 | Bus 19 - HDNA MBI, Bus 20 - HDNA MBI, Summer 2023
Hello! The chanichimot of MBI (Machane Bonimot B’Israel) 2023 have hit the ground running.! After arriving from the airport after a long flight, we made our way to our first Hostel in Sde Boker in the Negev Desert in southern Israel. Our first morning, we went over...
by Jess James | Jun 30, 2023 | Bus 1 - West Coast in Israel, Bus 2 - WBT in Israel, Bus 21 - Sci-Tech Israel, Bus 3 - GUCI in Israel, Bus 4 - Jacobs in Israel, Bus 5 - Coleman in Israel, Bus 6 - Chalutziam Ba'aretz, Bus 7 - Yallah! Israel, Summer 2023
Dear Yallah! Israel Families, Toward the end of the first week in Israel, I wanted to share my reflections. Crossing the ocean for those who came from North America and crossing the Mediterranean for those who came from Poland has been a challenging beginning for some...
by Jess James | Jun 30, 2023 | Bus 11 - Eisner in Israel, Bus 12 - Eisner in Israel, Bus 13 - Crane Lake in Israel, Summer 2023
Dear Parents, I write this early on the morning of Friday, June 30, while most (if not all) of the participants are sound asleep. With Shabbat coming in later today, and half the pilgrimage behind us, this is a good time to look back at what we have done and seen...