Trip Blog
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Culture, Camels and Campfire
Another hot morning in the desert started with us saying goodbye to Kibbutz Keturah and loading up the bus. Our first stop was at an agricultural research center, which focused on ways to farm in the desert. We got to play in their interactive museum… continue reading
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Heading Down South to the Land of the… Desert
On Tuesday we had our last wake up with a view of the Machtesh, loaded up the bus in RECORD time (shoutout to the luggage committee, they girlbossed the luggage like the women in STEM they are), and hit the road to head south. We… continue reading
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2 Days at the Crater, Never Been Greater
On Sunday, an early morning goodbye to Jerusalem led us to a long bus ride south where we ended at a lookout point called Black Arrow. We could see Gaza and Or used it as an opportunity to teach us about the history and current… continue reading
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Jerusalem Past and Present
Friday was a really special day. We started the morning bright and early at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum. Our large group split into two smaller groups and were each led by a guide from the museum. As hard and emotional as the museum was… continue reading
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A day to Remember
We started off our day at Mount Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery. We saw Theodor Hertzl’s grave and used it as an opportunity to teach the group about early Zionism. Our tour guide discussed Yitzach Rabin’s assassination, and Golda Meir’s impressive leadership. We went to the… continue reading
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From the East Coast to the West Bank
Today was full of brand new experiences, more so than any other day. We started off the morning early to the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, an experience very few other groups get to do. We picked up a Palestinian tour guide because even though our… continue reading
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New Perspectives in the Old City
What a busy past few days! On Monday, we started our day at the new Tower of David museum. It explained the history of the old city, and we climbed 91 stairs to get to a fantastic view of the old city. After we left… continue reading
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Shalom Jerusalem
Shalom from Jerusalem! We said goodbye to our beautiful hotel and all the adorable cats this morning and drove two hours down to Jerusalem. We gathered at a spot that overlooks the city and said the Shehechiyanu and toasted with grape juice to our first… continue reading
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Tzfat and Shabbat!
On Friday, we hit the road early to head to the beautiful, mystical Tzfat. We started our day learning about the history of Tzfat as a holy city and then met with Kabbalah artist David Friedman. David taught us about Kabbalah art and led us… continue reading
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Golan Highs and Lows
After an early breakfast at the hotel, we boarded the tour bus for a drive to the very hot (106°) Golan Heights. There, excitedly, we got a great view of Mount Hermon and a distant Syria from on top of a former bunker and learned… continue reading