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
Tuesday, April 30th
We had an amazing first day! But you’re going to have to wait til tomorrow to hear more about it, because Miranda and Ben (our day one bloggers) are headed to bed. Check out google photos for sneak peeks of our visit to Caesaria; Kfar Kedem in Hoshaya; and Krav Maga at our hotel, Karei Deshe: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UQTNJchr4CsH1NRUA Laura, Andreea, and I have been so happy to see the 8th graders supporting and helping each other during this fun but exhausting first day. Laila tov from Israel! We’ll post an update tomorrow. (If we have a moment to spare in between... Read More
Monday, April 29th: And we’re off!
We’re writing to you from Gate 62 at Newark Airport! Everyone did a great job going through check in and security, and we’re now hanging out for a bit before our flight boards. Tomorrow we’ll blog from Israel! Follow our airport journey: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UQTNJchr4CsH1NRUA
Israel Trip 2019
Watch this space! We will be posting daily blogs (internet willing) and photos of our trip. Please feel free to share with friends and family!