March Madness: Israel Edition

March Madness: Israel Edition

Our newest NFTY in Israel trip – Sports Israel – launches this summer, so we’re celebrating with an Israel-themed March Madness bracket! Fill out your own bracket & share on Facebook and Instagram – don’t forget to tag @NFTYIsrael!...
Preparing for Your Adventure

Preparing for Your Adventure

By Dan Lange, Director, URJ Youth Programs NFTY in Israel is an epic adventure into the story of our people. Whether you are joining us on our Adventure program, on L’dor V’dor with an extra week in Europe, focusing on Sports or Science and Technology or Social...
Preparing our Staff to Guide Teens Throughout Europe

Preparing our Staff to Guide Teens Throughout Europe

By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education In three weeks I will fly to Europe with our NFTY in Israel Educators to teach them how to lead our teens in Prague and Poland. We will visit all the sites that our teens will visit during the summer and learn how to make...
National Pizza Day – Israeli Pizza Rolls!

National Pizza Day – Israeli Pizza Rolls!

By Casey Wright, Recruitment and Marketing Director, URJ Heller High If you’ve ever spoken to someone who just got back from a trip to Israel, chances are that they told you about visiting the famed Marzipan bakery in Machaneh Yehuda (the outdoor market, or shuk, in...
5 Amazing Foods You Can Eat in the Shuk

5 Amazing Foods You Can Eat in the Shuk

By Dan Garwood, North American Coordinator Israel’s outdoor markets, lovingly called the shuk, are host to tons of amazing food. Lots of it comes in small portions, so you can sample a bit of everything as you wander through these magical markets. 1. Halva Okay, sure,...