USY’ers wrapped in t’fillin posing at Robinson’s Arch It’s the last day of USY Poland-Israel Pilgrimage. We’re standing at Robinson’s Arch, in the “egalitarian” section of the Kotel, also known as the Western Wall. All 47 of us are there ...
Yesterday was Tisha B’av. If you’ve never been to a Jewish summer camp near the end of the summer, or don’t have a triple degree in Talmud, Jewish Studies, and Hebrew, then chances are you haven’t heard of the “holiday” ...
I last checked in with you fine folks a week ago Thursday, when Operation Protective Edge was just a seedling. Since it has become a full fledged operation, but that hasn’t stopped our ability to see Israel and enjoy the land ...
Our time in Poland ended Monday night, but it was after an eventful and moving day. We started Monday by davening at the Tykochin synagogue, where Jews once prayed in this thriving shtetl, and then made our way to the ...
Thursday was a day filled with travel and synagogues. We started our day by traveling to the Temple Synagogue in Krasnik, where we davened shacharit in the old, run down synagogue. After a moving service where we brought Judaism back ...
At perhaps the most well known of all concentration camps, Auschwitz – Birkenau was perhaps the most impactful of our experiences in Poland. We started the day at Auschwitz I, which was as much of a museum as it was ...
If I had had USY experiences like this, I would have done more USY. Shabbat this weekend was simply amazing, and it was a much needed reminder that while the Nazis may have killed many of our children, Judaism and ...
Welcome to my Israel blog! Over the next year, you’ll be able to follow my travels as I shepherd 42 high school upperclassmen through a week in Poland and 4 in Israel, as well as my own personal adventures traveling ...
