NFTY in Israel – Bus 9A

By Lisa Friedman, NFTY in Israel chaperone  Experiential education: A methodology in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection to increase knowledge, clarify values, and develop capacity to contribute to community....

By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education On Sunday, the teens visited the Galilee Medical Center which treats Syrian victims wounded in the bloody civil war, just over the border.  This story of humanitarian assistance by Israel is little known outside of Israel....

On Sunday, the teens hiked with LOTEM, an organization that makes nature accessible for children and adults with special needs. LOTEM is the leading organization is Israel that offers accessible hikes and activities in nature for people with disabilities in Israel.

By Danielle Towers, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 3 A day on NTFY always starts with a bang... literally we are woken up at the crack of dawn on a regular basis. Each new day poses new challenges and experiences for the group. A day that truly captures the spirit of...

By Ellie Kaufman, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 2 This week we participated in Gadna, which is a week where kids in Israel and from other countries can get a taste of what the Savah (Israeli Army) is like. We began by getting our Madim (uniforms) and learning how to...

By Cara Marantz, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 7 It was 6 in the morning and we were all lying on each other’s bags at Ben Gurion Airport. We were so exhausted and a little delirious from traveling all night, but we were also incredibly happy. We had made it to...

By Lilli Silverston, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 5 Hi! My name is Lilli Silverston, and I have been going to URJ Eisner Camp for 6 summers. I live Brookline, MA, and I am a sophomore at Brookline High School. I enjoy playing tennis, and I love to try new foods...

I’m Noah Bookstein and I have been going to Eisner Camp for 6-7 years. For the next three days we will be hiking in the Negev desert. Hiking is one of my favorite things to do in the summer, and although it isn’t the Massachusetts forests which I have grown to love, I expect the Negev will be just as great!

Israeli food has been much different than the food we are all used to in America. For starters, the produce such as watermelon have been extremely fresh and delicious and these fruits are served at almost every meal.