Author: zlotnickd

Friday we woke up after a nice night to packing our bags and eating breakfast after this we drove to see a park near Gaza where we were able to eat lunch and just make out the Gaza border. We also learned about the conflict and how 10 thousand Jews were basically forced out of…

We kicked off our day with a 4:00 AM wake-up and a sunrise hike up Mount Tzfachot. All of us were pretty tired, but once we reached the summit, we all realized the early wake-up was worth it.. The view was amazing: we saw a huge span of the Red Sea, and we could see…

We traveled to Eilat from Jerusalem, waking up early at the Bedouin tents. Many of us woke up at sunrise to do tefillin and shachrit. We ate breakfast with the beduim and packed up the bus to leave. Along the wat, we stopped to repel down a mountain and buy snacks. After some more driving,…

We started the day by leaving the hostel and going on a bus ride to the Dead Sea which was so insane I loved it so much. We just floated on water and my skin never felt softer. Amazing. We went from there to Masada and we learned some of the history of the mountain…

Yesterday was so much fun: we went to this amazing community in Shiloh where we learned about the history of the land. We then went to Neve Erez and talked to a resident about his experiences and the area. We also played with some interesting recycled instruments and it sounded amazing! After that, we got…

Today Tisha B’Av, so it was a sad day but a good day. At night, we sat down and talked about all the major events in history that were tragedies for the Jews and spoke about what things we can work on to bring more light into the world. After a late wake up, we…

Today, we had a fun adventure through the tunnels of the Old City. It was so cool to go underground and see the Western Wall and ancient bricks. We also had a competitive scavenger hunt in the Old City in which Shaina’s Chabura has won ice cream. At the end of the day we went…

Today we woke up ready to go and learn about the beautiful ancient City of David. We walked through the underground water tunnels in the City of David, which were used thousands of years ago to bring water to the city. After, we cooled ourselves off with refreshing drinks like ice café, which were well…

Today we had a fantastic day and visited so many new and cool places. We started our day by leaving the hotel and going to Hebron. We got to visit our grandparents at the Maarat HaMachpaila. We got the great chance of having a fantastic limited-time tour guide for the day named Yishai Fleisher. Yishai…

A loss of a sense is something kind of crazy to think about. It’s something most of us take for granted to be able to taste pizza or smell freshly baked cookies. Today we started off the day by visiting a blind museum where we experienced a loss of sight. It was an insane experience…