Category: Summer 2017

Yesterday was a very long day for some of us. We woke up at 4:00AM to hike up a mountain so that we could see the sunrise from the top. It was a beautiful view and unlike one that I have ever seen in person before. Afterwards, we went to the Red Sea, where we…

Our journey started bright and early, as our alarm clocks woke us up at about 5:00 am this morning, we all rushed to go downstairs with our luggage and get ready for todays adventure. Since we were all tired from the night before, everyone peacefully slept throughout the entire drive all the way from Jerusalem…

Starting on Friday night we decided to go to the Kotel for another incredible experience. We then had an marvellous and delicious supper, afterwards we heard Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser speak about his life story and how he got involved judaism. We then went to the hotel to have a good night’s sleep. On Shabbat…

Today we visited the city of Chevron. We took precautions and traveled in a bullet proof bus with extra security. While in Chevron, we had the opportunity to meet with Rabbi Simcha who lives there. We visited a synagogue named Abraham Avinu, discussed the history of Chevron, visited the Rabbi’s house and learned about the…

We started off the day with a gap year fair for students that have graduated, are graduating soon, or are just considering a gap year in general. Several gap year programs, as well as on-campus college programs, came to the fair to speak to students. We then went to the Knesset which is the Israeli…

Today was an extremely tragic day for the Jewish people. We mourned for the destruction of the first and second temple. We prayed, learned, shared personal stories together and comforted each other. It made us feel such a strong and deep connection to be reunited altogether. “The people of Israel compose a single soul; only…

Today we went to Har Herzl, a military cemetery to see a couple of graves. For one of them, we got the chance to hear the story of the soldier that had passed, by one of his co-soldiers and best friend of the army. Later, we went to the Yad Vashem, the museum for the…

We’ve all been reunited from the free weekend apart and we feel like one big family again. We started off by going to a viewpoint called Armon Hanatziv where we could see all of Jerusalem and it was beautiful. We got to take amazing pictures. We then went to the Big Fashion Mall where we…

Today we woke up bright and early and packed our bags heading out for a fun filled day. Our first stop was at Nir Am where we heard from the mother of a soldier who gave his life for the state of Israel. Then we went to Sderot and saw how the citizens there live.…

Today we went to the City of David. When we first walked through the gates to the once flourishing Jewish area, we saw a magnificent harp that symbolizes King David’s passion for the instrument. We went through tunnels with water raised to our knees. I found it intriguing how we could stroll through the city…