Updates from Israel

Hope you enjoyed July 4th! Sharing another update from here in Israel. Yesterday, we had an amazing day where we spent the first part of the morning at an old Syrian base camp, and heard some context about the border, the base itself, and the conflict between Israel and its borders. After, we spent the…

Today is our 2nd day together. We started our journey Sunday afternoon when 40 students filled with excitement and expectation met Zohar and me at SFO. After a 13-hour flight, we arrived in Tel Aviv, tired but in great spirits. At the airport, we received a warm welcome by Gai, our tour guide, and Neta…

Hi all, Excited to share an update from Birthright bus 260! After a long travel day, we landed in Israel at 4am this morning. We had a busy day exploring Caesarea and participating in a water hike in the upper Galilee. We all had a great time (group photo attached!) Everyone is excited to get…

After visiting the old city in Jerusalem, we went to Kfar Hanokdim to feed camels and camp out in the Bedouin tents. We woke up early the next morning to hike Masada and watch the sunrise. We then did a relaxing yoga session on top of Masada.  Following Masada, we went to the Dead Sea…

On Monday, we visited Har Herzl. This was one of the most impactful experiences for our group. Along with the basic tour, we heard stories from our mifgashim and our Israeli staff. They shared stories of friends, family, and other fallen soldiers who they hold close to their heart. Hearing these stories helped our American…

Bus 242 started our trip in the beautiful north. We had a tour of Tel Dan and Tzfat, as well as rafting in the Jordan River and ATVing in Dishon. We then moved south to Jerusalem. We wrapped up an eventful week with Kabbalat Shabbat. We later enjoyed biking at Mount Eitan and touring the old…

Bus 257 had a lovely shabbat with lots of love and rest. A bunch of the participants got up early on Saturday morning and went out for a run around the hotel before the Jewish Identity activity. They had an amazing conversation with the aspects of their Judaism, and probably could have kept the conversation…

Hello! Everything on Bus 257 is going so well!! Everyone really enjoyed ATVing, rappelling, rafting, and river walking. Today, we also visited Tzfat– everyone LOVED visiting Abraham at the Tzfat Gallery of Mystic Arts. Here are some photos. Alexa

Shalom, we are having so much fun! Yesterday was our first adventure day with hiking at Tel Dan and rafting on the Jordan river!

Hello from Bus #257!  We landed around 4:30am this morning. We visited Caesarea, Zichron Yaakov, and Beit Rimon (where our Tour Educator lives)! He invited all 40 of us over for snacks. We just wrapped up our Speed Friending activity, and are heading to dinner soon. We’re all extremely tired, but it was an amazing…