Updates from Israel

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…

Shalom shalom! The group met at EWR with excitement , masks, and safe distancing. We enjoyed time to explore at the airport before boarding our flight. Long flight where folks chose to spend their time between watching movies, chatting with each other, and of course, good ole sleep. We arrived safely in TLV, got our…

Well, we made it!! After long hours of excitement and nerves, we finally came together as a group for the first time and got to know each other as we embark on this journey together.  Some even kissed the ground upon touching the floors of our homeland for the first time!! We are currently staying…