May 1st: Nate and Noah F.’s blog
Wednesday’s bloggers are Nate and Noah F.: After a good night’s sleep, everyone was very happy and refreshed. Following a beautiful Tefilah in front of the Kinneret and a big breakfast, we were ready for the first activity of the day, bike riding! We all headed over to the bike trail in the Hula Valley, where we rode on an 8.5 kilometer path as we took in the nature surrounding us. We stopped halfway for an educational discussion about conserving water and where the water comes from in Israel. Upon finishing our tiring ride, we were all starving on our... Read More
April 29th & 30th: Miranda and Ben’s Blog
Monday & Tuesday’s bloggers: Miranda and Ben! We started our journey at 9:30 AM, and said goodbye to our parents. We met up with the students from Gottesman, a school that we’re partnering with on this amazing experience, and took off at 1:10 PM What followed was a 10 hour plane ride filled with everything other than sleep. We landed at Ben Gurion airport at 6 a.m. in Israel, exhausted (a little woozy, if you ate the meatballs on the plane) but above all, excited. The holy land! So after a day of airports and planes, we started our day…... Read More