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It all started at 6:30AM when the counselors lovingly woke us up for a beautiful Rosh Chodesh davening. We then went to the Lebanese and Syrian borders of Israel where we were met by an old pioneer who is part of a kibbutz and taught us about the history of Israel. We then headed toward […]

Day 3 of YBY 2016 was so much fun! First we went to the Kineret and we were taught how to tie special knots for building rafts. We split up into our attendance groups and worked together to build awesome rafts using bamboo, rope, and barrels. After testing out our new creations we got to […]

We started off the day by going on the buses to the Crayola Factory. At the factory, we were able to make our own crayons and name them, as well as see all of the crayons ever made. After the Crayola Factory, we went back to the hotel to pack up. Despite the fact that […]

Friday, July first was the first day of Yad Byad 2016 Trip 1! We got off the bus and started dancing and singing in a circle. Then we greeted Shabbos with open arms and davened with passion. We moved into Lail Shabbos dinner with amazing soup and chicken! Then it was time for Circle Time […]

            While sadly our amazing trip has come close to a finish, we managed to end off this summer on an amazing note! Starting off our morning with an inspiring learning program on self-awareness, we then continued our day on Ben Yehudah. There we walked around in our attendance groups […]

Augst 10, 2015 A group of participants came on the scene Embarking on the summer of a lifetime After west orange, we boarded a plane Our flight was loud, a little insane But after 12 hours we finally made it   Yad b Yad, it’s been a blast Can’t believe that it all went by […]

Group 3 Group 4 To the tune of mahapecha first day to West Orange we arrived Lots of new faces ready for a long drive Hey it’s time to meet our new friends Bowling with our groups we don’t want it to end Hey landing in Israel shavu banim meeting the Israelis hi. Chaimm Hey […]

On Friday we went to the salad trail where we picked cucumbers and tomatoes. We learned how vegetables are grown without using pesticides. We also let homing pigeons go, which was cool because we had the chance to hold a live pigeon and see it return to its’ home. Even though the temperature was higher than […]