by ischear | Jul 26, 2019 | NFTY in Israel Bus 3, Summer 2019, West Coast in Israel Bus 4
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...
by ischear | Jul 19, 2019 | Crane Lake in Israel Bus 7, Eisner in Israel Bus 6, Harlam in Israel Bus 8, Jacobs & Greene in Israel Bus 5, L'Dor V'Dor National Bus 9, NFTY in Israel Bus 3, Summer 2019, West Coast in Israel Bus 4
By Rabbi Rich Kirschen, Director Many of you are familiar with the quote from the great French philosopher Rene Descartes who said, “I think, therefore I am.” It is an interesting concept however, Jewish tradition is somewhat different because our approach is more...
by ischear | Jul 18, 2019 | Summer 2019, West Coast in Israel Bus 4
By Logan Citroen, Bus 4 Participant I chose to participate in Sea to Sea, because the idea of hiking and camping from the Sea of Galilee to the Mediterranean Sea sounded like a once in a lifetime opportunity. Before the trip I wasn’t really sure if I would enjoy...
by ischear | Jul 15, 2019 | Summer 2019, West Coast in Israel Bus 4
By Rachael Metzgar, Bus 4 Participant I would like to preface this with the fact that I am insecure. I don’t often find myself overcoming huge challenges – and that’s exactly why I signed up for Gadna. I wanted to push myself and try new things. The first day...
by ischear | Jul 12, 2019 | Coleman in Israel Bus 1, Crane Lake in Israel Bus 7, Eisner in Israel Bus 6, GUCI in Israel Bus 2, Harlam in Israel Bus 8, Jacobs & Greene in Israel Bus 5, L'Dor V'Dor National Bus 9, Mitzvah Corps Israel Bus 10, NFTY in Israel Bus 3, Sci-Tech Israel Bus 11, Sports Israel Bus 12, Summer 2019, West Coast in Israel Bus 4
By Rabbi Rich Kirschen, Director So much of our trip this summer is dedicated to experiential Jewish learning and Jewish identity formation. NFTY in Israel presents an itinerary that tells the epic, 3,000-year-old, story of the Jewish people; or what Israelis call...
