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Goodbye Ramat Eliyahu :(
Today was our last day of the trip. With bittersweet feelings and thoughts of the future, we spent the morning cleaning and clearing out our apartment we rented for 2 weeks. As a group, we reflected on how this trip changed and affected our relationship with Israel. It was interesting to see how impactful 10...
Tuesday
Tuesday was our last full day before our trip came to a close. The group began the day with a mock trial with AB and other service learning programs on the stand. This was a stimulating and critical approach to try to identify the true value that we added to the community by being there....
Sunday
We started off today with a group session about social justice, its many forms, and how it is relevant in our lives. As always we had an interesting discussion many different points of view. We then spent the day in the beautiful sun in the community garden of Ramat Eliyahu, the neighborhood we have been...
Beit Govrin
Following a lovely Shabbat filled with family, food, and relaxation, the Yahel terps embarked upon an adventurous journey to Beit Guvrin. The day began with a delicious CYO omelette station, run by MasterChef Co-champions Ira and Elie. After a truly kibbutz-nik communal clean-up, we trekked to Beit Guvrin where we met up with a local...
Greetings from Tel Aviv and Gedera
Hello world, Today was our Tel Aviv day. The focus of our morning was the many problems associated with the acceptance and treatment of Israeli refugees. This focus culminated with meeting an Eritrean refugee and hearing her personal accounts and experiences. After lunch, we met with the yahelnikim volunteering in Gedera. They took us on a...
Day 2!
Today was another great day in Ramat Eliyahu. We started off the day right with a big batch of French toast. After breakfast we looked at various sources about communities and discussed what it means to us while split into groups. We then returned to a circle and had a group discussion about the importance...
First Day at Work
Everyone began the day filled with excitement, enthusiastic to share their stories from last night–their first night with their host families. Most people were very well fed by their families even after we all had dinner as a group. Bonds are already forming between us and the kids of our host families, and we are...
We made it to Israel!
After meeting in Jerusalem in the pouring rain, we finally arrived in Rishon Lezion today! We spent the morning traveling first from Jerusalem to one of our staff members, Racheli’s home, in Carmi Yosef. We spent a couple hours here playing different ice breakers to get to know the group better, ate lunch, and learned...
Ethiopia Blog #1
Ethiopia AB: Meet our group! In the fall of 2012, 20 students made a decision to go on a trip that would change their lives and outlook on the world forever. Under the leadership of Maryland Hillel staff Rabbi Jessica Shimberg, two student fellows, Samantha Gottlieb and Rebekah Barber, and the Joint Distribution Committee, these students...
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