HDNA MBI – Bus 13

By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education On Thursday the teens began exploring Jerusalem. The morning highlight was a visit to the Campus of Hebrew Union College, the Reform Movement’s premier intuition for graduate Jewish Studies.  Rabbi Nao Sattath spoke with...

By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education Thursday morning began with a cloud of ancient dust, as the teens got their hands dirty while they dug in an active archaeological excavation at Bet Guvrin. The teens were excited to find actual artifacts from the Bar...

One of the highlights this past Friday was the visit to the mystical mountaintop town of Tzfat.  In 1492 when the Jews were expelled from Spain, a large number of Jewish refugees decided it was time to go back home to the Land of Israel.

By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education This morning, the group explored the Ancient Mediterranean port city of Akko.  Akko is home to the second largest Mosque in the Land of Israel called the Al-Jazzar Mosque. The counselors were surprised to discover that...

Today is Sunday and the teens are exploring the area around Jerusalem. Two days ago, the group arrived in the Jerusalem after completing a 4-day desert trek in the footsteps of the Children of Israel that had wandered for forty years in the desert, dreaming about Jerusalem.

Whether your children are now deep in the desert, up in the hills of the Galilee or smack in the middle of the country, there is one part of their program that remains consistent throughout their journey and that is the emphasis we place on the importance of “Conversation.” I am not talking about conversations that involve logistics or social issues, which are all part of the experience; but rather I am writing about the conversations that happen as these young people move through history and more importantly – as history moves through them.