Updates from Israel

Warm regards! We landed in Israel with our 26 participants. Thus far, everything is great! Spent the night at our hotel in Tiberia. This morning – we ran a break-out session near one of the neighboring springs. Later in the day – we had an off-road Jeep tour of the Golan Heights. We were told…

Birthright Day 5, 6, 7, 8 Shabbat in Jerusalem, A Night in The Judean Desert, Masada, and The Dead Sea In Jerusalem, we came to the halfway point of our trip. We are so lucky to have gotten to spend Shabbat in the city! On Friday, we toured the Tomb of King David, the Jewish…

If you have been following #bus96, then you are aware we have had such an incredible time together. Many calling each other family and feeling close connections – and it’s just coming up to day-7 since we have known each other. Monday we said goodbye to the Israelis. Hugs, tears, and exchanging of information. We…

What a weekend! Friday our Israeli peers joined us – 7 Israelis from all walks of life joined our journey. Kind, funny, and knowledgeable folks. We followed the yellow brick road on a walking tour of the Jewish Quarter/Old City. We saw, smelled, and touched a lot of food, artwork, and all the fun stuff…

Shalom! Bus 600 has had an amazing few days! Our group lucked out on weather and enjoyed a sunny day exploring Haifa. After that, we drove to Jerusalem where we have been staying for the last few days. We had a great experience visiting the Old City, and then took to the streets of Jerusalem…

Holy kosher cow, can you believe our group has been here three days already? Yesterday’s hike in the upper Galilee was beyond breathtaking – thankful there were many trees surrounding us to return our oxygen. Truly beautiful nature- from trials, trees, and water- we got to experience it all! ATVing was a real thrill ride!…

Pictures from hike, ATVing in desert, Tiberias hot springs!                            

Happy Purim from #bus600!

Hello there! Bus 600 arrived in Israel late Tuesday night, and loaded up the bus to make the drive up north to Tiberias, where we are staying at a field school! Today is our first full day, and we started things off with some walking tours around Golan Heights and the Gadot overview. We then…

Birthright Day 2, 3, & 4: The North of Israel! We have had an exciting first few days of our trip! On Tuesday we had breakfast at our kibbutz, Ayelet Hashachar, and then traveled to Metulla near the Lebanon border, where we learned a little about the relationship between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, and stood…