Updates from Israel

Day 1 and Day 2 Update On Sunday morning, thirty people interested in exploring their Jewishness and the State of Israel made their way to the airports in Los Angeles and Toronto to begin their Birthright trip. After months of anticipation and the incredible work of teams around the world, we were about to begin…

Our group met up at the airport yesterday and was so excited to get to know each other. Little did we know we’d get more time together before the plane than we bargained for when our flight was delayed nearly 3 hours! After 7 hours in the airport we finally set off and had a…

Wow, day two, who knew! After an evening of bonding overlooking the Sea of Galilee, chatting about life, and playing charades, and for some- a good night’s rest, we began our day with breaking the fast – aka breakfast, yummy! Some were already awake for the sunrise – what an experience to those that witnessed…

Wow, what a 24hrs we have had! Two groups met in two different locations, yet came together as one family in such a short time. Our group flew in from both LGA and JFK and met in Israel. During the journey over from the US, both groups were able to bond, ask questions, share laughs,…

The past couple of days has brought many emotions. Some bad, some good. We visited Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum, where our tour guide led us through the Children’s Memorial and the main exhibit. After lunch, we went to Mt. Herzl and visited the many graves of civilians and soldiers who lost their lives serving…

Good morning from Jerusalem! What a jam-packed couple of days it’s been already! Yesterday at the Kotel, was a very emotional experience for some of our participants! This was the very first moment that many of them started to truly connect to the State of Israel & each one of them had an emotional story…

Final update! Tel Aviv & L’hitra’ot (Goodbye For Now)! Well, we made it! We finished the trip with a beautiful last two sunny days in the city of Israel that “never sleeps”: Tel Aviv! On Tuesday we set out first to explore Jaffa, where we walked through the old artists’ colony and saw incredible views…

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…