Posts by Brian IO

We’ve had a busy few days! We celebrated Shabbat in Jerusalem, enjoying some much needed rest! We also saw Tzfat, Tel Dan, and enjoyed some ATV driving. We then spent today visiting the Kotel, the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, and got to see the shuk! We are about to head out for a…

Bus 107 goes to Mount Arbel, the Sea of Galilee, Beit Shean for lunch, and on to Jerusalem.

Bus 905 takes on Jerusalem! Today was our first day in Jerusalem and it did not disappoint. After breakfast, our day started by welcoming our Israeli participants to the group. We were all excited to meet new friends and quickly began finding the similarities and differences between one another. We navigated the winding roads of…

Over the last few days we have visited the aqueducts in Caesarea and the HaShalom Overlook (where we learned about our history with the neighbors to the North and some important people in our fight for freedom and security like Eli Cohen), met our soldiers joining the trip, and rafted down the Jordan River!

We had an amazing first day! We got to walk through Ramat Hanadiv park, explore the city of Zikhron Ya’akov, and checked out the Bahai Gardens overlook! We are now on our way to check into our accommodations at the Metaylim Hotel, where we’ll have a few fun ice breakers!

The CU Birthright trip has just arrived at our hotel in Tiberias! After a long flight, we met up with our tour guides and security guards and got situated with our SIM cards. We then went to a grocery store, where many participants bought goods and were very excited about the fresh produce being sold…

May 18th, Birthright Day 1 & 2: History, Views, and Reconnection We arrived in Israel Monday evening and started our adventure early Tuesday morning with our Israeli breakfast at the hotel. There were so many options – delicious cheeses, fruits, vegetables, cereals, bourekas – and even desserts!  After some time learning about our upcoming days,…

Bus 107 goes hiking at the Tel Dan Nature Reserve and rafting on the Jordan River!

Bus 107 goes to Tzfat!

We landed! We spent most of the day getting through security, meeting our tour guide, and then heading to our hotel! At our hotel, we got to spend some time outside and then ate our first proper Israeli meal! We ended the day learning about connection and tied some red bracelets! We had an early…