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Finding Your Piece in the Jewish Puzzle
By Rabbi Rich Kirschen, Director The beginning of the program may seem like years ago, when your teens made their way to Europe and then on to Israel to find themselves wandering in the desert, just like their ancestors. Yet now, only a few weeks later, the story of our people is coming together in […]
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Reflections on Our Jewish Journey and the Choices Ahead
By Rabbi Rich Kirschen, Director Now that the NFTY in Israel journey has ended, another journey is beginning. Once your teens have rested and have had a chance to catch up with the family and friends they missed over the summer, it will be well worth your while to help these world travelers reflect on […]
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Why I Chose Yam L’Yam
By Jake Delforte, Bus 9 Participant For my four day Chavaya program, I chose to do Yam l’Yam, or Sea to Sea. Over the course of the four days, we hiked from the Sea of Galilee to the Mediterranean Sea. Looking back on my Chavaya experience, I have nothing but great things to say. NFTY […]
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Ghetto: A Poem
By Samantha (Sami) Silk, Bus 8 Participant the path that we now follow is the Exodus our ancestors never chose flooding with pain they died not to swallow the past spills into the river and flows we cross a blue bridge over blue waters just like our Jewish mothers and our Jewish fathers […]
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New Forever Friends
By Becca Wycoff, Bus 8 Participant After coming together as a big unit for 23 days, I see how much this group really means to me. I did not know a lot of kids here because there are 2 different sessions at camp. We may not have met yet, but we all already had one […]
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DESERT SURVIVAL GUIDE – 6 things to remember before you hike in the Negev
By Ari Glockner, Bus 9 Participant 1. Lots of Water Probably the most important thing is to always bring lots of water. I cannot emphasize this enough, especially in a desert like the Negev where we weren’t able to always get water outside of our campsite. 2. Extra Food Bring extra food. When you are […]
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