by ischear | Jul 19, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Sylvia Wolk, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 3 Recently, we visited a group of Druze, who served us a wonderful lunch. I’ll admit, before this trip, I’d never heard of the Druze (Their segregated mountain top homes might have something to do with that)....
by ischear | Jul 19, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Gigi Saad, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 4 Israel has been built up all my life as this magnificent place in which the Jewish people could find comfort and call home. One iconic scene that has been described to me multiple times since my first day of Sunday...
by ischear | Jul 18, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Will Nemoy, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 3 Hello, and welcome to Will’s Declassified NFTY in Israel Survival Guide. In this guide, I hope to give a little bit of insight on our experience in Israel, and give advice to survive the trip for anyone considering to...
by ischear | Jul 18, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education Since Friday, the teens have been in the “Kishrei Noar” segment of the NFTY in Israel Program. ” During Kisrei Noar, eight Israeli teens join with the American teens for a week of socializing and talking about...
by ischear | Jul 18, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education Today, Wednesday, the teens concluded their Chavaya Experiences. These are four-day activities during which the teens explored an interest with a likeminded group of friends. The choices included; Gadna, an Israel Defense...
by ischear | Jul 18, 2018 | Summer 2018
By Ian Donahue, NFTY in Israel Participant, Bus 6 It was the first day in the desert and our second day in Israel. My bus, Bus 6, had just gotten to the camp site we would be sleeping at. We dropped off our bags, got our hats and water bottles and we went to meet our...
