Updates from Israel

#Bus62 has arrived in Israel!  After an uneventful flight filled with some sleep, screen time, and shmoozing, we arrived in Tel Aviv to formally start our trip. There are 26 participants on our trip from the Midwest, New York, and East Coast. The staff who traveled from New York and will be with our group…

Everything has gone super well so far. After a little delay at the airport in Toronto, we landed in Israel, had our COVID tests, got wonderful sandwiches from Dr. Shakshuka (my favorite), and drove off to Tiberias. We’re staying at the King Solomon hotel which has amazing views of the Galilee (photo attached for the…

Days 5-8 updates Day 5 On Friday, we started our first full day in Jerusalem with a drive across the city, moving away from the modern high-rise apartment buildings and into the ancient, historic core: the Old City. We arrived at Jaffa Gate, navigating along the Armenian Quarter on our way to the Jewish Quarter. One moment,…

Thursday, May 5th — Day 4 update Today, we made it to Jerusalem — a perfect culmination to Yom HaAtzmaut, the Independence Day of the State of Israel. But that was just the second half of the day’s itinerary: the first half was the mind-opening journey to get there. The day began with checking out…

Day 2: The group was really excited to explore Tzfat, we could feel it after the long day of travel the day before. Today was a reflective day for everyone, as it was Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day). Our tour guide, Bar, went through the special meaning of the day to him and this had…

Shalom from TL-46-585!! Having the best time ever! Taking outdoors max to the extreme!! We went repelling, ATVing, and did another amazing hike!  Making friendships and memories to last a lifetime.

Northern Israel Hike at Mount Arbel

Wednesday, May 4th — Day 3 Update Today was filled with ascents. After our breakfast at the hostel in Tel Hai, we departed for Mount Meiron. Along the way, we passed by Circassian, Christian, and Muslim localities as we traveled along winding mountain roads to a remote hiking activity along a portion of the Israel…

Wow, this is our final day. We got to wake up slightly later (many said they slept the most this entire trip- with good reason- we have traveled a lot and experienced more than most do in a month of visiting Israel. After breakfast, we enjoyed a walking tour in Jaffa, followed by Shakshuka restaurant…

The photo depicts the group standing as the siren rang out commemorating Memorial Day. The photos depict the group touring the streets of the mystical city of Tzfat.