Author Archives: Nora

The day after Yom HaAtzmaut, we woke up really early in the morning to pack our bags and drive to Rishon L’Zion to a local school to visit with their 8th grade. We started off with some activities to learn … Continue reading →

Yad Vashem was an extremely moving and memorable experience. Because it was my first visit to a Holocaust museum, I didn’t know what to expect. I was surprised by how many specific facts they have been able to collect; from … Continue reading →

After we arrived in Jerusalem for the second time, we went to the Israel museum. I had never been there before, but I only heard good things about it. We got out of the bus, and you could already see … Continue reading →

Yom Ha’Atzmaut in Jerusalem is so much fun! We started out the evening by taking the bus to Rehov Ben Yehuda at 8:00. When we got to Ben Yehuda, the first thing I noticed was how much fun people have … Continue reading →

Hello, it’s Ben and Jeremy, blogging from S’deh Boker. Today we did a lot of interesting activities. The first thing we did today was that we went to Ein Avda’at Nature Reserve in the Negev, a canyon made by erosion … Continue reading →

Today, we woke up at 6 ‘o clock to have a fun filled day of hiking and swimming. First, we walked up the Roman Ramp to Masada. At the top, we had a wonderful davening experience in the old Beit … Continue reading →

Although today’s activities were not the highlight for me, I have to admit that it was a fun day. Since we were changing hotels, I had to finish packing by this morning.. When everyone was up and ready to go, … Continue reading →

After very strenuous activity throughout the week, everyone was looking forward to Shabbat. Since we knew Shabbat was coming we knew we could get some extra sleep, which would hopefully replenish the sleep we otherwise missed out on. Instead of … Continue reading →