We started our day with Shacharit at Hirbet Burgin, followed by retracing the steps of the Bar Kochba fighters in their underground caves. Afterwards, we visited an Ethiopian Jewish village where we tried (I don’t remember the name of the bread and coffee) and learned about their culture, customs, and history. We spent the night Continue Reading »
Today we went to Majdanek to visit the site and hear the stories of those who lived and died there. We started by learning about the historical context and the people who were sent there before seeing the various facilities and buildings of the camp. We were led by more “tour guides,” people who have Continue Reading »
We had a busy Friday, exploring the Israel Mueseum, Second Temple Museum, and Museum of the Dead Sea Scrolls. We went to the Shuk before Shabbat and then brought in Shabbat together. on Saturday, we went to local synagogues in Jerusalem for morning services. We had time to rest and went on a walking Continue Reading »
We started our morning with a fun and engaging shacharit in which everyone got to creatively express a portion of the amidah in pairs and then put it together as a group to see the whole prayer. After watching each other’s skits, listening to stories, and asking questions, we got on the bus and headed Continue Reading »
~written by Talia H.~ Today we started off the day at the High commissioners palace ( Tayelet Hanatziv) where we did Shacarit overlooking the city of Jerusalem. Then we did a walking tour of the City of David and climbed many many stairs. This included the walking through Hezekiah’s tunnel. We stopped for lunch in Continue Reading »
Today we made the 8 hour journey from Berlin to Warsaw. After loading the bus, we had some quiet time on the bus to catch up on sleep or take some time for ourselves before our first rest stop. Once we were all well rested, we turned up the music and played some bus games Continue Reading »
Today we toured the various Holocaust memorials around Berlin. We started our day by davening shacharit, with a special Yankee Doodle adon olam to celebrate the Fourth of July! We got on the bus and blasted some classic American songs like Born in the USA and Firework. We then arrived at our first stop of Continue Reading »
We started our day with Shacharit in Agron. We hiked the Sataf and learned about it’s history from our fantastic tour guide, Shacham. We had free time and lunch in the Shuk. We volunteered at Tachlit, packing fresh fruits and vegetables for those in need. We had Mincha overlooking Jerusalem, before going to Nefesh BNefesh. Continue Reading »
We began our Fourth of July in Bet Guvrin national park. We sang a festive Adon Olam to the tune of Yankee Doodle. We found pottery, bones, and shells from the Hellenistic period (around the time period of the story of Hannukah!) at the archaeological dig. We had shnitzel and popsicles by the pool. We Continue Reading »
**We are currently dealing with a few website issues so we have not been able to update photos in our daily updates, please be sure to follow us on Instagram for extra pictures from the road!** We spent our first full day in Berlin learning about how Germany remembers the Holocaust as well as Continue Reading »
