Updates from Israel

Thanks for an amazing trip! And to our tour guide Asaf Shaked for taking these pictures. 1. At Pearson International Airport in Toronto 2. In Haifa 3. Upgraded lunch in Zichron Yaakov 4. Herzl grave 5. Masada sunrise 6. Picture of the girls in Netanya during sunset 7. Some of us outside the Knesset 8.…

Yesterday we landed and had a lovely afternoon at Kibbutz Manara while we awaited the results of our COVID tests. A lot of participants enjoyed their time by the pool while others rested after getting little sleep on the plane ride. Today we had a delicious breakfast at our kibbutz. After breakfast we hiked Mount…

Some pics from Days 4 & 5 Touring the Old City of Jerusalem Western Wall Praying at the Western Wall Shopping at Machane Yehuda A group shot at the Cardo Shopping at Machane Yehudah – everyone was so surprised how different it was during the day compared to the food/pub scene last night. Writing notes…

Over the past couple of days, group 578 has been in Jerusalem! We spent our morning on Friday in the Old City. We had a short activity learning about the history of the grounds, which we followed by visiting the Kotel. Afterwards, we met 6 new Israelis who joined our group for the next few…

We are currently on the bus from Ben Gurion Airport to our hotel in Haifa.  Everyone got through security smoothly in Toronto and boarded without issue.  Those of us who were lucky enough managed to catch a couple hours of shut eye on the plane.  While there were no crying babies, I’m sure several of…

We landed in Israel! After a long day of travel, we are so excited to be here and can’t wait for our trip to continue!

Day 3 (written by Bus bloggers – Sasha and Olivia Buraks) This morning, we took our bus to the mystical city Tzfat and then went to the music program where we played the drums. Then we got to experience the culture of the city as we saw some Bar Mitzvahs at different synagogues, met some…

Days 09 – 10 We navigated three very different climates in the State of Israel in our last two days: we started out in the harsh desert, where we had stayed overnight at a kibbutz; next, we visited an artificial climate, seeing the agricultural development in the Negev; and ended up in Tel Aviv, celebrating…

Hello everyone! We are on our way to Jerusalem today bright and early. We loved staying in the north and being able to visit Tzfat and stay in Tiberias but it’s time to move on! However, for many of us, it was our first time in Tiberias and it did not disappoint (especially the views).…

Day 2 was a FABULOUS day! We began our adventures at the Gadot Overlook, a memorial for Israeli soldiers who lost their lives in the battles for the Golan Heights. While there, we enjoyed a special “Shehechiyanu” moment and started to learn the history of who ruled the land of Israel going back thousands of…