We started the morning off with a nice hotel breakfast and then for our surprise activity. It was an interactive city-wide scavenger hunt that we all couldn’t get enough of! We loved interacting with the undercover actors and eventually finding the “killer” that turned out to be one of our very own Israelis. We then […]
We started the morning off with a nice and early breakfast before heading off to our first activity of the day! Which was going to the Yitzhak Rabin center. We learned all about the military history of Israel and It was a meaningful experience for all. We then went to Jaffa with a walking tour […]
We started the morning off with a late optional breakfast! It was the perfect start to our relaxing Tel Aviv Shabbat day. We then made our way to the beach where we swam, jumped waves, relaxed, and ate fruit. We were warned about the jelly fish that we might encounter, but all of us escaped […]
We started the day off with a four and a half hour bus ride all the way to Tel Aviv! Once we arrived in Tel Aviv, we went to a market! We picked up lunch, bargained, and bought souvenirs. While we were there, we ran into a former counselor of some our ours named Eitan. […]
We enjoyed a nice breakfast at Kibbutz Keturah and got our bags ready and loaded on the bus. We went on a short drive to Kibbutz Lotan. The kids continued learning about different kibbutzim and how this specific one is very eco friendly and sustainable. They learned all about composting and mud work, they even […]
Today’s long day started out with a short drive to an ice cream store (the best and biggest milk production in all of Israel) to rejuvenate everybody’s energy before a long day of activities. Once we were on the bus we traveled to Eilat. The ride was super scenic with mountains on either side, one […]
We woke up this morning to the lovely view right outside of our rooms. Many of us woke up at the crack of dawn for runs or sunrise walks! We then made our way to a Negev Jeep ride where we stopped at olive farms, vulture feeding stations, and scenic lookouts. While it was incredibly […]
After waking up from the early morning calls of the peacocks from within the Bedouin tents, we ate a classic Bedouin breakfast. Once breakfast was over the kids boarded the bus to go to Be’er Sheva, one of the first cities fought over during WW1. The British fought the Ottoman Empire and won thus creating […]
We left early in the morning from Jerusalem going due south to the Negev desert. There we toured Masada, a mountain with a long history of Jewish bravery and perseverance. After descending Masada and leaving the beautiful views at 1500 ft we drove to lunch at a tourist town right next to the Dead Sea. […]
We ended our stay in Jerusalem with a nice relaxing day. We started off with a late breakfast before we went off to hang out at the park. We first played a game of pass the cucumber before splitting off for some hofshi at the rose park. Many of us played a highly competitive game […]