By Hannah Stein Ilana Kurshan, walked in with a warm smile on her face and her adorable baby in hand, we all instantly brightened up excited for an inspiring shiur klali. She started off by asking the question “why do we bother learning Torah when we forget so much of what we learn?” It seemed […]
By Michelle Greenberg Getting off the plane to start this new experience was a whirlwind of emotions but going right into the opening conference made the transition much smoother. On our first night here, we all gathered outside and were put to the test to see how well we could work together. Attempting to accomplish each […]
By Galit Rosenblatt During the final week of January 2020, I landed in Israel to participate in the Nachshon Project with 33 other Jewish college students and leaders from across America. To my surprise, I did not know a single one of them from beforehand, so the first few days of our program consisted of […]
By Talia Feldman On December 24th, 2019 my Abba, my father, passed away suddenly while we were on a family vacation in Hawaii. While I quickly realized that my experience in Israel was not going to be exactly as I had always dreamed, it was never a question if I was going to still be […]
By Rhodondo Jeraman On February 11th, 2020, Cohort 6 of the Nachshon Project had the honor and privilege of hearing from Avram Infeld following our Beit Midrash classes. His extensive knowledge on establishing and progressing Jewry within North America was only matched with his comedic humor. Throughout his lecture we talked about key principles that […]
By Uri Farber When I woke up Monday February 3rd, I didn’t expect to spend my day feeling hopeless. I didn’t expect to write more in my notebook for one speaker than all of the previous speakers combined. I didn’t expect to be in shock. Around 10AM, we arrived at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv […]
By Yoni Feldman Greene As part of our first Shabbaton with The Nachshon Project, we had the privilege to learn from Rav Shmuel Klistner, a modern Orthodox thinker and teacher at Midreshet Lindenbaum. Over the course of the Shabbaton about Jewish identity, we heard from speakers from multiple denominations including Reform, Conservative, Modern Orthodox, and […]
By Tori Isaacson There’s no bonding quite like taking a Jeep through mud with 33 people who you just met. During the opening conference, there was a lot of learning and intense conversation, so having a lighthearted activity was very necessary to let loose a little. It was the first time we got to really […]
By Shoshana Maniscalco By the time the sun began setting on our first Friday together as a cohort, I could already feel our group was getting close. Shabbat gave us a time to reflect on the few days we had spent together so far and the months we still have to come. For Kabbalat Shabbat, […]
By Emily Einhorn While a majority of the few Juniors studying abroad spent yesterday worrying about their programs being cancelled, I had an incredible time. I understand how insensitive that sentence could be to those whose trips and semesters have been cancelled recently, but it is genuinely a testament to how special of an experience […]
