Category: Summer 2017

Today we started our day by thinking about our futures. The upcoming juniors and seniors went to a gap year fair with all of the other buses to learn about opportunities for post graduation. There was lots to see and lots to learn. After the fair, we met up with the 10th graders and drove…

TJJ BUS 4 Wednesday July 26 Max Felix Wednesday was a day full of action and experiences. We started off the day getting up from a rough night sleep at the Bedouin tents. Luckily, we could be confident no one stole our stuff in the middle of the night because of the courageous work of…

In the morning, we left Kramim and drove two hours to ice cream shop and chocolate shop. After another 45 minutes on the bus, we arrived in sun-kissed Eilat where we did tubing on pita shaped blow-ups and then banana boating. The water was a clear aquamarine in the shallow part, showing the rocks underneath.…

The day at the Dead Sea Today was an amazing day! We started off early in the morning at Mesada. After eating a delicious breakfast of some kind of cheese sandwich, we started our “hike” (an assortment of stairs) to the very top of the glorious mountain. Along with its historical significance of King Herod…

Wednesday week 2- Today was definitely one of the best days so far. We started the day off by waking up early for a long hike to a pool of water with a little waterfall. It was pretty hard but it was very worth it. We then at night went to Tiberius to go on…

Today, we began our day in Tzfat, one of the four holy cities of Israel (and my favorite city in the country). Representing the element of air, this city is full of mysticism and Kabbalistic Judaism. Upon arrival to the city, we trekked below the surface to a dark, dungeon-like cave, where the only light…

Today we started off with a bang. The most insane hike. Was it worth it? Heck yea it was!! Not gunna lie I think I’m gunna have iron thighs after this trip. Everyone filled up with water and we went on our way. After we all lathered up with sunscreen, Ayella told us to all…

Today we continued our journey in Jilabun. The sun was shining, the water was glistening, and the rocks were smiling. Cliche, right? But there really is no better way to describe it. It was breathtaking. We hiked along song and laughter bursting from our souls. We swam and lept in the waterfall which was a…

This first Shabbat was incredibly meaningful to me in more ways than one. Not only was it my first Shabbat in Israel, but it was our first Shabbat spent as a family. Never have I felt more connected to a land or a group of people as I did on Friday night, when we welcomed…