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Make the Most of What’s Left
I want to cry and be sad, but part of me doesn’t feel that way. When I think of home some piece of me, a piece I don’t want to admit, is happy. I love many things about NYC and I don’t feel wrong to miss it, but I don’t want to. I would stay with the Eisner people here until the end of time, creating new stories and memories each and every day, but I know that can’t happen.
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7 Reasons to Travel to Israel
By Morgan Gitlitz, Sci-Tech Israel Participant, Bus 12 There are so many places to visit, both historical, informational and beautiful. You can travel with a group and make memories with friends from all different backgrounds There is REALLY good food to try all over! (my favorite is shawarma) There are many very talented artists and so […]
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NFTY in Israel at the Reform Kotel, Spiritual Peak of the Summer
Earlier this morning was the teens visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Educational Center and Memorial. As these teens have already been to Auschwitz this summer, the visit was tailored with sensitivity to their previous educational experiences. Emphasis was placed on the role of memory of the Holocaust in Israeli Society.
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Transportation in Europe
Since leaving Europe and arriving in the Holy Land of Israel, I've had some time to reflect on my experience. In my time there I not only learned about my roots as a Jew, but I also about the ways European culture and society is different from ours in the U.S, especially with transportation. So, in this blog I'm going to list the top 3 differences from U.S transportation I noticed in Europe.
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How to Use a Pickaxe
Using a pickaxe was nothing like it is in the movies. Instead of swinging down hard onto the rocks below, we used it to gently move dirt around as we shoveled rocks, dust, and maybe 2,000 year old pottery into buckets.
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