By Eric Steinbach As a fervent baseball fan, the pace of basketball games has always been a little off for me. Baseball is a much slower game with brief bursts of excitement. In contrast, basketball moves much more quickly and there is always action on the court. The difference in pace of play affects not […]
By Ben de Toledo I’ve been to Israel many times - thrilled by the country built upon Zionists’ dreams of a free people in a free land. Riding Egged busses throughout the country, I’ve marvelled at the connection I feel to Jews with physiognomies and native languages different from any I’ve ever known. I’ve […]
By Shira Forester As a member of cohort four of the Nachshon Project, I have been given a unique opportunity that previous fellows did not have the privilege of experiencing. Every week, the entire cohort studies at The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies for a number of hours. Each fellow was given four course options […]
By Eliana Rohrig Cohort Four of the Nachshon Project is comprised of forty-one college juniors who are all active leaders in their campus and camp communities. There are 41 leaders, each passionate and bright, but there is a component to this cohort that could not be read or synthesized through our resumes or applications—our energy […]
By Pamela Kekst Just over a month ago, cohort four of the Nachshon Project met altogether in person for the first time. In the frenzy of meeting everyone, each of us learned how to give a quick introduction. We identified ourselves and our stories through key words—what camp we worked at, what university we attended, […]
By Elana Pogal Life has some unexpected twists and turns but we must stay true to who we are. Tamir Goodman, was one of the best high school basketball in his day. At age 17, he was ranked as the 25th best basketball player in the United States. He was also a student at an […]
By Ami Nadiv This past week, Nachshon had the pleasure of hearing from the celebrated author and journalist, Matti Friedman. Originally from Toronto, Friedman immigrated to Israel a little over 20 years ago. While in Israel, Friedman worked as a news reporter for the Jerusalem bureau of the Associated Press (henceforth: AP). The AP is […]
By Sami Frankel I live in Jerusalem. (I have to keep reminding myself.) My stop on the lightrail is Machane Yehuda. (No, that doesn’t get old.) Shopkeepers like to speak to me in Hebrew, then roll their eyes and switch to English as I stare at them blankly. (Keep telling me I look Israeli, though, […]
By Sari Mishell I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Hebrew University. The longest amount of time I’ve ever spent in Israel was three weeks at most. As incredible as the Opening Conference was, it didn’t quite feel like Israel was my home. After seven years of overnight camp, I learned that nothing feels […]
By Yosef Nemanpour November 5th was the day my study abroad office at my home school of UCLA asked me to make my final decision of whether or not I would be spending my Spring semester at Hebrew University. Every fiber of my being wants to say it was an obvious decision because in hindsight I would […]
