by ischear | Oct 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by ischear | Sep 24, 2019 | Summer 2019, Uncategorized
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...
by ischear | Sep 3, 2019 | Summer 2019, Uncategorized
By Corey Brand, Bus 11 Participant After going to 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy for four years, I really wanted to spend my summer pursuing STEM and Judaism yet again. About a week into the trip, we made our way into the Holy City of Jerusalem. The Old City was...
by ischear | Jun 25, 2019 | Summer 2019, Uncategorized
This summer, we are having each bus takeover the @nftyisrael Instagram page for one day! Check out the schedule to follow along the journey:
by ischear | Jun 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hey NFTY in Israel Bus 3, your staff are so excited to meet you in just 2 days! Here is a quick look at who your staff are.
by ischear | Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi Reuven Greenvald, Director of Israel Engagement LGBTQ Pride marches began as a way to continue the struggles and victories symbolized by the June 28, 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City. Annually, on various dates mostly in June, LGBTQ communities organize...