YACHAD Blog

Hello! We packed up and left the Achziv Field School to head to Yerushalayim! On the way, we stopped at Latrun, a tank museum. It was a really cool experience. Then we went to the Tayelet and saw the beautiful view of Yerushalayim. We had a learning program where we learned the significance of how […]

This morning, at 7:45 AM,  we had an optional hitbodiddut (spiritual meditation) on the beach with Kyra Englander followed by davening and breakfast. Then we went on the bus to go zip lining and do a fun ropes course. Everyone had a great time with ziplining and the ropes and the king swing. We got […]

Today was a productive and exciting day in Tzfat! Today we started at an absorption center for Ethiopians. We had the option to either play sports or do art. I went and did arts and crafts with a few 10 year olds and played with clay! After the absorption center, we went to lunch and […]

Hi Everyone, Today was Shiva Assar B’Tammuz, the fast day commemorating the start of the Three Weeks. After a nice davening, we headed out to a very cool tie dye place. We had a blast making shirts that we will get to wear on Yom Yachad next week!! Next, we went to Rosh Hanikrah. It […]

Hi Friends and Family!! Friday night we started off Shabbos with a beautiful Kabbalat Shabbat overlooking the Golan Heights and the beautiful sunset. On Shabbos morning, we played a game after a nice kiddish on the porch. We played Shark Tank, which went with the theme “Under the Sea.” Then we ate lunch and had […]

“Who knew middle eastern music could sound so good!” – Kayla  Friday was incredible, we had a fantastic time making pita and doing a dance circle. We made a lot of noises, it was inspirational. It felt like older times, making music without a smartphone. Then we went rafting down the Jordan River with our […]

“Am Echad, Shiur Echad,” we sang in unison as we sailed across the Kineret to end our first fun-filled Thursday of Yad B’Yad.  After a meaningful Shacharit and amazing-smelling breakfast, we boarded the buses. First, we went Jeeping through the Golan Heights. Even though it was bumpy, the views were incredible! We even climbed on […]

HOLA FRIENDS AND FAMILY!! We woke up this morning and went to Shacharis followed by an amazing Israeli breakfast!! We then loaded the buses and made our way to a gorgeous nature walk, followed by an epic water fight at a very cool pond (pun intended)❄ After our nature walk, we ate lunch and stopped […]

Hey YBY Trip One Family!  Today we built rafts on the Kineret and used teamwork to get the job done. We learned everything is better when we work together and we raced and it was so fun. Then we went to a park for lunch and had a learning session where we learned to use […]

Hey everyone! Yesterday we boarded the plane and we all agreed that sleeping was the cool thing to do! When we finally landed in Israel, we went to meet our Israeli staff and participants. We davened Mincha and had dinner outside. Our Israeli staff gave out delicious sliders, potatoes, and edamame. After dinner we received […]