Updates from Israel

Shalom! Welcome to TL-47-219’s first Update of the trip! It was a long flight, but our amazing group is ready to explore the beautiful country of Israel! We got to our hotel in Tiberias, had a good dinner and had a good nights sleep! What has happened in this short time? Today we are exploring…

Shabbat in Jerusalem

Well, it’s been a whirlwind three days of exploring the North of Israel. We landed in the Ben Gurion airport, hopped on a bus to Tiberias, then immediately collapsed into bed. The next two days were spent zinging around the North. We hiked through the Baianas in the upper Galilee, where we watched rockrabbits sunbask…

Day 10, wish we could do it all over again!  We began the day with our final breakfast. Delicious food, laughter, and reminiscing about the past several days. We had our closing activity and got to hear of everyone’s favorite moments and what they are taking away from the ten day experience. Beautiful closing activity…

Day 9 – sadly, we are running out of time… Today we woke up and gathered for breakfast like a tradition we have been practicing for years. It was lovely.  We met a representative form Masa to discuss options post birthright. We then had a tour around Rabin Square and learned the history of when…

During our first 24 hours, Bus 399 traveled up north to Tiberias where we met our Israeli participants. This picture was taken at a monument for Eli Cohen in the Golan Heights. -Abby and Noah

The pictures begin with us experience a unique view of Auschwitz through an interactive 3D tour.  The next morning after the group had finally all gathered together, we headed out to ride Electric mountain bikes. We began with Shehecheyanu, and got ready for the ride. After the awesome ride we headed to Har Herzl, Israel’s…

Day seven, can someone say Beduion? We woke up early to see the sunrise together as a group. Breathtaking! Although, thankfully we got our breaths back for our hike up Masada! We hiked, we celebrated bar/bat mitzvahs, touched upon the history of Masada, and took beautiful pictures. We then went to the Dead Sea and…

Day 8 and the groups doing great!  Relationships strengthen, conversations deepen, and friendships are constantly being formed. As our journey is nearing the conclusion, the magic that is being built here is just the beginning of lifelong friendships and connectivity within the community we have formed.  We began our day eating breakfast at the Beduion…

After a little delay and a long flight we have arrived in Israel safe and sound.  Our first day was pretty relaxed with a trip to the botanical gardens in Zichron Yaacov and  a quick stop for lunch. Then we continued up north to our hotel in Tibirias where we spent some time getting to…