May 26, 2021
By: Karina Casarrubias
By Abby Every year around springtime Jews worldwide, and especially in Israel, celebrate three days: Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom Hazikaron (Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Casualties of Terrorist Attacks), and Yom Ha’azmaout (Independence Day). Yom Hashoah is...
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April 14, 2021
By: Leslie
By Abby Since I haven’t been the most diligent about writing my blogs, I thought reflecting on my mechinah’s middle of the year seminar, designed to reflect on individual and group growth, would be appropriate. I was pleasantly surprised to...
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December 10, 2020
By: Leslie
By Abby Everyone said that this year would be a new chapter in life, but it feels more like an entirely new book. At home, I was always the “mom” of the group, but here in Israel, it feels like...
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November 8, 2020
By: Admin
By Abby To say a lot has happened in the last five weeks would be an understatement. I spent four days in the desert meeting 70 Israelis; I spent Shabbat at an American friend’s house; I moved into my apartment...
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September 21, 2020
By: Admin
By Abby [caption id="attachment_1526" align="alignright" width="229"] First step of freedom! During quarantine, we were allowed on our small porch, but not on the stairs.[/caption] A lot of people say the secret to happiness is living with low expectations, but I...
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August 24, 2020
By: Admin
By Abby I love making lists, whether it’s a post-it note to-do list or a messily scrawled grocery list. There is simply nothing more satisfying than a document that clearly conveys information. Unfortunately, that is not the Israeli way; my...
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