The Golan Experience
Day two, our first FULL day in Israel. After a delicious kibbutz breakfast of omelets, fruit, and more importantly chocolate spread on toast - we boarded our bus and headed north for some hiking. We...
View ArticleMount Arbel and Tzfat
Day three of our Shorashim trip has been my favorite day so far (but there’s still so much more left!) We started with a hike down Mount Arbel overlooking the sea of Galilee. We stopped to take in the...
View ArticleUpdate from Current Participants
One of our other buses participated in a live webchat yesterday, where participants had the chance to answer questions from Taglit-Birthright Israel and Birthright Israel foundation panelists, which...
View ArticleWhat A Day!
What a day! Following a sunset stroll around the Kibbutz, the group came back together for our evening activity. We have two birthdays on this trip, and yesterday was mine! We had some cake, which was...
View ArticleHiking, Art, and Markets, Oh My!
So we think it is safe to say that we all enjoyed our new hotel in Jerusalem. We settled in nicely last night and took some time to bond with all of our new friends. In the morning, we had a delicious...
View ArticleBeing Grateful for Shabbat
Growing up I celebrated Shabbat regularly, and to be honest most weeks I did not look forward to it. But being on Birthright, joyously overwhelmed with all that Israel has to offer, I have never looked...
View ArticleA Day of Rest
Shabbat is a time each week to relax, recharge and reflect on the previous week. There is nowhere more magnificent to celebrate this day than the holy city of Jerusalem, and after an action packed week...
View ArticleDear family and friends at home,
Dear family and friends at home,Sunday was a very emotional day. We woke up early again after our wonderful day of rest, had breakfast, packed up the bus and began our journey to Yad Veshem. It wasn’t...
View ArticleA Night With the Bedouin
After a long 40 minute bus ride we arrived at the Bedouin tents in the Negev Desert. We were first greeted by a local Bedouin man in the hospitality tent. He served us traditional Bedouin coffee. I...
View ArticleUpdated Flight Information: Shorashim Bus 319
The following email was sent out to parents and family members of participants on Shorashim Bus 319 at 1:15 pm Central Standard Time:To Whom It May Concern,The flight for Shorashim Bus 319, SH-30-319,...
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