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17 Jan Posted by AB in Alternative Breaks, Israel 2013 - Yahel | Comments

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...

17 Jan Posted by AB in Alternative Breaks, Israel 2013 - Yahel | Comments

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....

14 Jan Posted by AB in Alternative Breaks, Israel 2013 - Yahel | Comments

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...

12 Jan Posted by AB in Alternative Breaks, Israel 2013 - Yahel | Comments

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...

10 Jan Posted by AB in Alternative Breaks, Israel 2013 - Yahel | Comments

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...

08 Jan Posted by AB in Alternative Breaks, Israel 2013 - Yahel | Comments

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...

23 Mar Posted by Danny Weiss in Alternative Breaks | Comments

Pictures from Greece!

23 Mar Posted by Danny Weiss in Alternative Breaks | Comments

More from New Orleans!

Good evening Umd Hillel from New Orleans, Louisiana… The best term to describe today was surprise. Due to the rain, our original tree-planting plan fell through, so we awoke at nine a.m with no idea what was going on today. Fortunately for us, the wonderous Sherri Tarr, mother of UMD hillel’s own superhomie Josh gave...

22 Mar Posted by Danny Weiss in Alternative Breaks | Comments

The Latest from Seattle!

Today we started a wonderfully sunny day helping to package food at Emergency Feeding Program. We all got together and formed high intensity assembly lines to package over 100 bags for the homeless, and families in need. The meticulous task was much easier achieved with our team effort and enthusiasm. After working with organic and...

22 Mar Posted by Danny Weiss in Alternative Breaks | Comments

More from New Orleans!

Today was an unexpectedly awesome day. The reason why it was so unexpected was because the weather caused us to have a last minute change of plans. Instead of doing our community service work of painting the house for Rebuild Together, we went on a tour in the Lower 9th Ward and went to a...