Written by Peter Luck During our recent Shabbaton to Tel Aviv, our Nachshon cohort had the opportunity to learn from variety of Jewish community leaders that span the spectrum of Judaism in Israel. The first stop we made was in the religious community of B'nai Brak. There, our cohort was led on a street tour […]
Written by Preston Neimeiser Following a light and engaging Thursday morning Hebrew class, the Nachshon Fellows piled into a charter bus and headed to a moshav just south of Beit Shemesh, a little over an hour away. Stepping off the bus into the afternoon sun, we were greeted by a beautiful orange grove and a […]
Written by Leah Beck "So, I am on my way to Israel ... Really cool things keep happening. I've barely left America and I've already begun to experience a new culture." - The first few sentences of my Israel journal, written on the flight from New York to Tel Aviv, January 13, 2015. Today is […]
Written by Emily Rothstein As an active reform Jew in the States, I found this session both thought provoking and unsettling. Friday night concluded with a session with Rabbi Raz, an active reform Rabbi in the Yaffo area. The essence of what Rabbi Raz said resonated consistently with the set of beliefs with which I […]
Written by Allie Rosen On February 2, 2015, The Nachshon Project had the opportunity to meet with Michael Yakobi. Michael Yakobi served the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a very unique capacity. In the Spokesperson's Unit, Yakobi was in charge of the IDF's presence on social media. The different networks of social media that the […]
Written by Megan Brumer Our longest lecture so far has been about how to teach Israel to others, given by Zeev Ben-Shachar. Through the span of ten hours, split into two, he taught an abridged version of what he would teach in an entire semester. In the first block we focused on the physical dimension, the […]
Written by Megan Zimmer So far, being a Nachshon Fellow has been inspiring and getting us very excited for the summer to come. A few weeks ago, many of our camp directors came to Israel for the hiring process for many of the Israeli staff members that come to our camps each summer. Myself and many […]
Written by Jesse Ryan Nagelberg On Thursday, February 12th, after a morning of Ulpan, the 21 Nachshon Fellows boarded a bus and made our way towards Tel Aviv/Yafo for what would be an eye opening and thought provoking shabbaton that explored different expressions of Judaism in Israel. Our first stop on that journey was at […]
Written by Benjy Forester Amidst a busy and exciting day of getting our head shots taken, attending a HaPoel Yeushalayim basketball game, and all 21 Fellows pounding through Ulpan homework in Rabbi Zeff's living room, we all had the privilege of participating in a shiur (learning session) with Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum. Rabbi Tamar shared with us her […]
