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...
Visit Israel Through Streaming

Visit Israel Through Streaming

Looking for ways to stay connected to Israel while at home? Check out these movies and TV shows on Netflix and Amazon. More suggestions of Israeli films and T.V. shows you can find online: A Touch Away Zero Motivation Yossi and Jagger The Baker and The Beauty Under...
The Sukkah of Israel and Diaspora

The Sukkah of Israel and Diaspora

By Rabbi Josh Weinberg, Vice President of the URJ for Israel & Reform Zionism & Executive Director of ARZA Yom Kippur has come and gone, we’ve deprived ourselves, fasted, and done tshuvah for our sins. Now it is time to rejoice. If there was ever a time for...
Eating Our Way Through Israel

Eating Our Way Through Israel

By Abigail Segel, Bus 2 Participant Hummus, falafel, shakshuka, pita, za’atar and Yotam Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem Cookbook. That was my idea of Israeli cuisine before I left for my Israel adventure this summer. Having been here for four weeks, I now understand that...