This morning, we left the village. On our way out, we got to see some of the kids from our mishpactons all in their costumes for Purim and we stopped by for an extra chance to say goodbye. It was such a…
Today we went to the old city of Zefat. there we went to a store where they hand made all these different types of candles. after that we went to a dairy farm. It is were the original white cheese was formed…
This morning, we visited the Ethiopian Village in Kibbutz Avron. There, we learned how the Ethiopian Jews came to Israel from Sudan, where they had to wait in camps until they got the opportunity to fly to Israel. The Ethiopian woman that showed us…
Today our day started at the Museum for the Blind in Holon. We were given a tour, and we walked in the pitch black and experienced lots of everyday things that we take for granted as if we were blind. After the…
Today we got to go shopping at the mall. We ventured into stores that we had never seen before but reminded us of some of our favorite stores at home. We enjoyed pita bread and falafels at a café and it was…
Today we started at a Pisgot high school in Karmiel. When we got there we broke into small groups for dialogue sessions and each talked to a few Israeli seniors. They were in an advanced English class so they spoke English very…
Today we went to the Lebanon border and then to the Akko, a UNESCO World Heritage site, where we learned a lot of history about the Old City. We toured the compound and got a chance to buy some cool jewelry. Then…
Today everyone woke up around 7:40 and ate breakfast. We went to visit a Druze village, Beit Jann, and met some kids from one of the best schools in Israel. We learned a lot about Druze culture. For example, Druze society has strict…
When I came back into the Village, I was happy to see that I still know my way around. I was able to find my way to our apartment with no trouble at all and was happy to see that the apartment…
Our Children’s Village group left for Israel on Sunday morning, with 28 extra bags full of donations for the kids! Kol hakavod! Look out for blog posts from our group – they will blog every day of their service trip.
How do you manage the enormity of the past? I grappled with this question while on a fellowship with Germany Close Up and Classrooms Without Borders. Germany contains fairytales and castles alongside nightmares spanning centuries of wars, government, and evolving concepts of…
Reflections by Amanda Dryer & Chaim Steinberg Educators are often reluctant to teach about the Holocaust because they are afraid to traumatize their students. The International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem created a nine-day seminar for Jewish educators around the…