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Karmiel: Pittsburgh’s Sister City- empowerment, service, hummus and chocolate balls!

Sarah Grand Day 9 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program We started our day by visiting one of Karmiel’s local high schools, where we spoke to a group of English students and their teacher, Cara. She is from New York, and…

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From the Druze to Tel Aviv … the intrigue continues. Ron Sivillo

Monday March 21st From the Druze to Tel Aviv … the intrigue continues.  The day began at Dolphin Village in Moshav Shavei Zion, we were domiciled for just one night, one in which the electricity seemed to fail and the emergency lights…

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New Friends, Markets, Horses and Pictionary!

Nate, Remmie, Tadao Day 8 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today was a good day. There were highs and there were some lows. We started off by meeting Tomer and our bus driver, Chaer, who we love, in the parking…

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Climbing and Connecting

Todd Gilbert | Educator – Western Reserve Academy Day 7 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar The actual distance from Nof Ginosar Kibbutz Hotel to the Kibbutz Sasa (in Sasa) is barely 14.5 miles, but because of the terrain and the…

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Back to the Children’s Village- Living as a Community

Tadao Tomokiyo Day 7 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today was the beginning of a new phase in our Israel trip. We left behind our amazing four-day journey and went on a short trip with Tomer Hoffman as our guide….

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Our last day in Jerusalem- Experiencing Ancient History with New Friends

Nate Weinstein Day 6 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today, we woke up late for breakfast at 8:30. The breakfast was pretty good. We had mozzarella and tomato salad, a large baguette bread with a buffet of toppings, and some…

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Upper Galilee: A day full of spectacular scenery, spiritual sustenance, and geopolitics

Natalie Barkovich | Educator Day 6 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar A beautiful morning dawned over the Sea of Galilee with cool breezes and bright sunshine accompanying us along our route. Avi promised a day full of spectacular scenery, spiritual…

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The City of David and Yad Vashem

Rinnie Jardini Day 5 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today was the most impactful and meaningful day so far. We woke up at 6:45, and had breakfast in the lobby of the hotel at 7. Once everyone was fed and…

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Masada and the Dead Sea: How Low Can You Go?

Alex Wang Day 4 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today, we began our day in an interesting fashion, waking up in a Bedouin tent in the middle of the Judea Desert at 4:30 AM. The night before was a chilly…

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Heritage, Darkness and Camels

Remmie Greenwald Day 3 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today was a great day. I knew that it was going to be a good day, but it was amazing. Izzy and I actually fell asleep before midnight. That was a…

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The Holocaust Card – Always Remember

Steven Koenig Day 3 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar Today was our visit to Yad Vashem (translation-”a Memorial and a Name”), Israel’s tribute to the 6,000,000 Jews who perished in the Holocaust. We started our tour with Sarah Levy, Program…

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Ancient Peoples of Israel-Yesterday and Today… and really good pizza, too

Izzy, Sarah, and Zev DAY 2 – 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today the children in the village left for home visits and we got on our bus to start touring the country. First, we went to the Mayor of Karmiel’s…

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