During our first 24 hours, Bus 399 traveled up north to Tiberias where we met our Israeli participants. This picture was taken at a monument for Eli Cohen in the Golan Heights. -Abby and Noah

The pictures begin with us experience a unique view of Auschwitz through an interactive 3D tour.  The next morning after the group had finally all gathered together, we headed out to ride Electric mountain bikes. We began with Shehecheyanu, and got ready for the ride. After the awesome ride we headed to Har Herzl, Israel’s…

Day seven, can someone say Beduion? We woke up early to see the sunrise together as a group. Breathtaking! Although, thankfully we got our breaths back for our hike up Masada! We hiked, we celebrated bar/bat mitzvahs, touched upon the history of Masada, and took beautiful pictures. We then went to the Dead Sea and…

Day 8 and the groups doing great!  Relationships strengthen, conversations deepen, and friendships are constantly being formed. As our journey is nearing the conclusion, the magic that is being built here is just the beginning of lifelong friendships and connectivity within the community we have formed.  We began our day eating breakfast at the Beduion…

After a little delay and a long flight we have arrived in Israel safe and sound.  Our first day was pretty relaxed with a trip to the botanical gardens in Zichron Yaacov and  a quick stop for lunch. Then we continued up north to our hotel in Tibirias where we spent some time getting to…

Our travels in Israel continue to be a whirlwind of experiences – stimulating, beautiful and challenging. When we heard awesome Sephardic music in the mystical town of Tzfat, I never expected I’d ever want to shake my booty in a synagogue so hard. Luckily, New Year’s Eve in Jerusalem shuk afforded plenty of booty-shaking opportunities. …

The trip and group has been amazing. We had a busy first day up North in the Golan Heights at Gamla Reserve, then went to the hot springs with our new Israeli friends in Tiberias. We spent the next morning in Tzfat walking and playing music and drove to Jerusalem for Shabbat. In Jerusalem, we…

Day 6, are you ready for this?!?  Wow, what a way to bring in the new year! HAPPY NEW YEARS! We woke up and had breakfast together. We began our new year with a tour of the Jewish quarter of the old city. The history, the views, the sounds, the smells- what an experience! Then…

Happy New Year!! We finished up visiting the North after some fun ATVing and a special visit to Tzvat. The group really enjoyed the Political Seminar and this sparked many eye opening conversations between participants. We are currently in Jerusalem and everyone is feeling the power of the city! We had a great visit to…