March 2, 2021
By: James Ziemba
By Sammy COVID has been crashing world economies, demolishing daily routines, and most of all, causing deaths throughout the world. Israel has not been spared, with the country initiating multiple country-wide lockdowns to fight off the spread of the disease....
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By: James Ziemba
By Sami As one of the most turbulent and dangerous areas in the world, the Gaza strip is certainly a place myself and most Jews have learned about, at least in the context of its relationship with Israel. Before writing...
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March 1, 2021
By: Admin
By Valerie As a quintessential Gen Z-er, I am conversationally impaired without my painstakingly-curated digital repository of stickers, emoticons and emojis. How could I not, when they have the power to impart shades and nuances that colloquial devices cannot effectively...
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By: Admin
By Hannah After I finalized my decision to take a gap year last spring, I spent a lot of time thinking about what my goals for this year were going to be. I had a feeling that I was going...
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February 17, 2021
By: Leslie
By Leah We've reached the height of the season for dog sledding trips, and are now going out on an overnight trip about once a week. Just yesterday we got back from a three-day trip--we spent two nights at our...
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By: Leslie
By Christina This month I began work as a lift operator at a ski resort in Utah. I maintain the ramps that you ski on to load or unload the lift; manage the buttons that start, stop, and control the...
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February 11, 2021
By: Leslie
By Kayla The start of the new year – it’s always a mix of excitement and apprehension. I’m looking forward to what the year will bring, and can’t wait to make the most of my gap year. Recently, I’ve revisited...
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By: Leslie
By Sofia If you’ve explored any number of posts on this blog, you’ll quickly realize that a gap year is time to dream big: travel the world, learn a new language, get an awesome internship, and try things you never...
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By: Leslie
By Shun Happy New Year! I hope that everyone is doing well amid the ongoing pandemic. In the past few weeks, the situation in Japan has worsened severely, with many prefectures calling for a state of emergency. Although that’s made...
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February 1, 2021
By: Admin
By Sammy Four months flew by in a flash. Four months in the holy city of Jerusalem. Though I’ve known we’d be moving to Tel Aviv the whole time, I didn’t acknowledge how immense a transition it would be. Two...
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