1. 2023
    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 with sand models, videos and we even found Nemo! We […]

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  2. 2023
    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 arrived at Kibbutz Keturah where we were greeted with cold […]

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  3. 2023
    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 situation in Gaza including borders, economy and leadership. After the […]

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  4. 2023
    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 for all of us, it was beautiful to see the […]

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  5. 2023
    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 top of the mountain to where more recent graves of […]

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  6. 2023
    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 Israeli tour guide Or was with us the whole time, […]

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  7. 2023
    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 the museum, we “walked on the walls” as our tour […]

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  8. 2023
    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 time here (for some) and our first time here all […]

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  9. 2023
    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 through a short meditation, and we had the opportunity to […]

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  10. 2023
    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 about the relationship between Israel and Syria throughout history. We […]

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