Trip Blog
Previous Israel Trips
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Summer 2015 — Day 13: Hanging Out With Our Friends
To start off our morning, we went on a hike through the cool waters near the Sea of Galilee. After enjoying a game of “water baseball,” we all headed to Capernaum where we walked along the same pavement that Jesus had. Next, our bus driver,… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Day 11: The Golan Heights
Today we explored the northernmost part of Israel, the Golan Heights. We began our morning with a drive through the mountains to Bania. There we embarked on a long hike, where we walked alongside a small creek, dipping our feet in the water and taking… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Day 10: Out of the Desert
We started the day at the campgrounds in the desert and had a nice breakfast of bread, cereal, and chocolate spread. We survived the night outdoors and although we were sleep deprived prepared for a full day of traveling. Our first adventure of the day… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Day 9: Nature and Teamwork in the Negev
We started our 9th day in Israel with a sad farewell to Kibbutz Ketura, leaving the high-tech algae farm and massive solar fields behind. After playing some games together on the bus, we arrived to our first activity of the day, Makhtesh Ramon or the… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Day 8: Life in the Desert
Today we had a later start than the past few days, beginning in the dining hall of Kibbutz Ketura, one of very few socialist kibbutzim left in Israel. After breakfast, we conducted a little activity on the kibbutz about how they run the kibbutz, make… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Day 7: Desert Exploration
Today was truly an exhausting but incredible experience. Today was an especially exciting day because we were able to celebrate Matt Hopen’s Birthday! We all woke up at 3:30 am to gear up for Masada. With only a little coffee and snacks we all made… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Day 6: Sand, Sea, and Sun
What a fantastic day! We woke up early in the morning, had a mediocre breakfast, and dragged our ungodly amount of luggage into the bus. We rode for a while on the bus, and took in the beautiful sites of the West Bank. We saw… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Shabbat Shalom
Friday Today, we seriously dug Israel. We unearthed pottery from the Judah Maccabi era and sifted rocks! We had a successful dig finding a perfume bottle, ancient glass (which is extremely rare), bones, metal from a tool, a tooth, and tons of pottery. We… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Day 3: The People
Our third day in Israel was filled with explorations of different cultures and connections. We began our morning at Lifeline for the Old, an organization which provides elderly Israelis with the opportunity to create various crafts – everything from metalwork to embroidery – in order… continue reading
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Summer 2015 — Day 2: Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
Today we started off with a wonderful breakfast at the hotel. Then, on our first adventure of the morning, we walked along the outer wall of the old city of Jerusalem. After lots of walking and pictures we reached the Western Wall. We were led by guides through… continue reading