Chaluztim Ba’aretz – Bus 2

Kotel Tales

Kotel Tales

By Loren Sykes, Director of Israel Immersives I have visited the Kotel HaMa’aravi – The Western Wall – more often in the past two weeks than I have in the past four years. One day this week, groups of NFTY in Israel teens saw two very different faces of the kinds of...

A Mix of Familiar and New in a Distant Land

A Mix of Familiar and New in a Distant Land

By Eliana Goldwasser The first morning I woke up in Israel, it was loud. My roommates and I blinked awake to the sound of our counselors blasting music from a speaker in the hallway. I could hear them dancing around as I stumbled out of bed, bleary with jet lag.  When...

New Friends

New Friends

Ellie: I was really excited to meet the Israelis. Honestly, I was worried they would be really judgmental and speak little-to-no english so communication would be hard. However, now that I met them I think they are all really nice and more friendly than most people I...

River Rafting with Bus 4

River Rafting with Bus 4

By Eli Ortiz and Levi Paskett After a surprisingly delicious meal of hand crafted pizzas, we embarked on our journey to the Jordan River. The bus ride was a new experience. It was run-down, reeked of mold and there was asbestos on the walls; it reminded us to be...

Reflecting on Our Sea to Sea Adventure

Reflecting on Our Sea to Sea Adventure

By Grace Leibowitz, Jordyn Hirsch, and Aliza Harris Hi everyone! Jordyn, Aliza, and Grace here! We are three rising seniors from the greater Seattle area and we all come from URJ Camp Kalsman in Arlington, Washington. We all chose Yam L’ Yam, meaning sea to sea, as...

Bus 16 Kicks Off in Jerusalem!

Bus 16 Kicks Off in Jerusalem!

By Zoey Rockoff After waiting for what seemed like a lifetime, I finally made it to Israel. I had never been to Israel before so not being able to go last year was killing me. Hearing the news that my friends and I will have the opportunity in summer 2021 was so...

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NFTY in Israel believes the opportunity to travel to Israel is one that cannot be missed. Many organizations support our mission of sending teens to Israel for a fun, educational and meaningful journey. To help offset the cost of a summer on NFTY in Israel, local communities, such as synagogues and federations, provide scholarship and financial aid to families.

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