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Introduction: Shorashim Staff, Nir Friedman
Hello Everyone,my name is Nir Friedman, and I'm one of the American staff for Bus 156 for this summer Birthright Shorashim trip. During the trip this blog will be used to provide updates on what's...
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Introduction: Staff Member, Ali Terkel
Hi Everyone!! I am your other American staff person, Ali Terkel. I currently work for Metro Chicago Hillel and can't wait to travel to Israel again with Birthright. I was born and raised in Oklahoma,...
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Day 1: Hiking and Views of the North
Boker tov! Yesterday was our first day in Israel and it was amazing. The plane ride was pretty tiring but well worth the arrival we recieved. As soon as we went through customs, all the Israeli...
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Day 2: Hiking and Kayaking down the Jordan River
Day 2Today we had another fabulous day in the Golan Heights. We started our day off with breakfast at Kibbutz Afik, and then loaded onto the bus and drove to Mount Arbel for a hike. At a beautiful...
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Day 3: Tel-Aviv
Yesterday the group left the Kibbutz, and traveled to the center of Israel to Tel Aviv. Upon arrival, we walked to the downtown area and visited Rabin square. Coincidentally, we ran into a member of...
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Days 4 and 5: Shabbat
Hello everyone! My name is Mari and I'm honored to be able to blog about the wonderful day we had in Jersusalem yesterday. We (finally) got to sleep in a little yesterday so the group had lots of...
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Day 5: Yad Vashem and Journey South
On Sunday we took the short bus ride through downtown Jerusalem to Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial on Mt. Herzl. At the museum, the group met up with a very knowledgeable tour guide. We toured...
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