By Leah Spellberg As a fellow on the Nachshon Project, I aspire to one day be a leader in the Jewish community. My challenge, however, is learning what type of leader I want to be, and what kind of change I want to make in the world. After meeting new fascinating innovators and educators every […]
By Sam Thal During our Shabbat in Tzfat, we had the privilege of working with Rabbi Noah Greenberg and finishing the process of making our Tefillin. I really enjoyed learning about and making my own pair of Tefillin. My exposure to Tefillin in the past has been limited at best. I knew what they looked […]
By Jamie Spock A few weeks ago we spent a Shabbaton in Jerusalem, in the beautiful neighborhood of Baka. The theme of this Shabbaton was "Devoted Resistance". I’m sure you’re asking yourself the same question that many of us did: what is devoted resistance? Well, according to Tova Hartman, devoted resistance is the idea of […]
By Emily Rebenstock Normally Sundays are trip days; but on this Sunday we were told to meet in our normal classroom for a special guest speaker. We were told that this speaker was coming all the way from Tzfat to work with us, and that our time with him would be a unique opportunity to […]
By Alyse Feldman When we arrived to Kishorit, I didn’t think much of it. It looked like a large kibbutz I had been to and when I was told we were going to be working in a garden for the morning, I was a bit skeptical. What could this possibly have to do with Jewish education […]
By Lara Rodin Since my first time visiting a Druze village in 2010 on my first trip to Israel, I have been intrigued by Druze faith, and their place in Israeli society. The hospitality and delicious meal I received at an authentic Druze home in 2010 sparked within me a question of nationalism and faith […]
By Ben Hersch Occasionally, I check my vibrating phone to see a frantic and concerned text from a friend or family member who decided to check out the news on a whim. The good intentioned message usually reads, “Are you okay? I heard there was a stabbing attack by you today. Are you safe?” I […]
By Aaron Berner She started with a simple story; one that we all could relate to, even if some of the details were a bit different than we were used to. Tamar was a young child, no more than 7 years old, and was enjoying one of the most special family celebrations in Jewish practice, […]
By Ari Friedman Early on in the semester we had the opportunity to learn with Zeev Ben Shachar. Zeev is incredibly well versed in Israeli history and the regional conflict. Zeev provided us with balanced information on the what’s and why’s of Israeli history. Zeev teaches a year long course on Israeli history that he consolidated […]
By Peter Young When I found out we were going to a basketball game here in Jerusalem I was very excited. I love to watch the game (I'm a big Lakers fan as a native to Los Angeles) and I had been to a game in Tel Aviv before. The atmosphere of Israeli professional sports […]
