by ischear | Dec 4, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
Hanukkah is here and, in the spirit of the season, we’re excited to share eight moments that will make your NFTY in Israel trip this summer as miraculous as that little jar of oil lasting for all eight nights! Of course, like the Hanukkah oil, there is so much...
by ischear | Nov 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education It is winter now in Jerusalem and we are just a few days away from Hanukkah. Hanukkah was born in Jerusalem. It was a victory celebration of a minority people whose culture had been outlawed by the tyranny of the majority....
by ischear | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Ilana Schear, Registrar and Communications Coordinator NFTY in Israel has been leading trips to Israel since 1958. With an alumni database of nearly 30,000 teens, we have an extensive collection of photos taken over the last 60 years. For a classic TBT post, here...
by ischear | Nov 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi Reuven Greenvald, Director of Israel Engagement, URJ Israel engagement for young people, like every aspect of Jewish engagement, requires each new generation to make it their own. Although we sometimes talk about Israel’s complexity as one of the most...
by ischear | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education It is October in Jerusalem, the weather is beautiful, and we are now completing the itineraries for our fun packed and educationally enriching Israel adventures for NFTY in Israel Summer 2019. The educational aspect of the...
by ischear | Oct 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Alexa Broida, Director of URJ Mitzvah Corps Who You! And other cool people! You’ll be traveling with peers from around the country who are as passionate about making a positive change in the world as you are. And to make it even better, at every stop along the way,...
