There’s a lot to say as participants of The Jewish Journey, with very little words that can truly express our emotions towards the unforgettable experience. We may have started out as participants on the trip, but I think it’s safe to say that we have surpassed that title and have become one big family. We…
Category: Summer 2013
Israeli Heroes and YOM NCSY By: Sarah Dayan
Waking up early to do chessed and ending the day by seeing over a thousand ncsyers all at one place? Only in ncsy. Our day was packed, but that’s basically what we live for on TJJ. In the morning we went to hear an amazing speaker,Neil Lazarus, who spoke to us about Israel advocacy,politics in…
Our Last Shabbat in Yad Binyamin By: Salome Henry
With just a few days left, our bus family came together to celebrate Shabbat in beautiful Yad Benyamin. As our last Shabbat in Israel, people began to truly realize that our journey together was coming to an end. That in less than a week, we would return to our different homes and separate lives back…
Yad Vashem Rap By:Daniel Bielak
My experience atYad-Vashem Remembering Soldiers sacrifice their life to protect those inside they see the bright lights the sound waves every day to those fallen I pass my message and preyer. to many decisions I see one to many sights and sounds I believe everything happens for a reason how can i see a picture…
Jerusalem, City of David and the Old City By: Zach Silver
Shalom, my name is Zach Silver. I’m from Edmonton, AB and the past few days in the old city have been monumental and informative. We have been to the western wall (Kotel). There were so many People there from all sects of Judaism. People in black hats, in shorts, in suits, in sandals. It was…
Shabbat in Jerusalem By: Hannah Srour
Hello, my name is Hannah Srour and I’m from Ottawa, the amazing capital city of Canada (no it’s not that boring, we do have parliament hill and the prime minister). So far this trip has gone way beyond my expectations. Not even two full weeks in and I’ve already made amazing friends. This week, our…
Hiking in the Galil by Esther Vininsky-Oakes
Hi there! This is Esther Vininsky-Oakes from Ottawa. Today was a pretty amazing day! We started out early with breakfast at the kibbutz in Afik for the last time, and journeyed to Galil to go on a two and half hour hike through the beautiful untouched forests of the region. We hiked downhill, uphill, over…
Tzfat, Tiveria, and PARTYY BOAT!!! By Shai Wallach
Hola! TJJ bus member Shai Wallach reporting on day 8 of TJJ! Ok so firstly today we had gone to Tzfat for most of the day. After a non exaggerated number of about a billion stairs we had reached the beginning of our adventure in Tzfat. So our first destination was the very relaxed (being…
Kibbutz Misgav Am, Banyas, and kayaking by Ashley Solomon
Shalom! Day 7 of TJJ was one of our most exciting and educational days yet! In the morning, we traveled to the kibbutz Misgav Am, right next to the Lebanon border and heard from Aryeh Ben Yakov, a tour guide and resident. The colorful war veteran had an interesting yet inspiring outlook on the Golan,…
Jilabun, Chocolate Factory and Zavitan!
Yesterday we started the awesome Jilabun hike which had amazing scenery including one of the tallest waterfalls in Israel!!! It was challenging but it was all worth it when we ended the hike with yummy ice cream! We then made our way to Har Ben Tal with an amazing view where we “captured” old army…