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The morning began with davening in a beautiful theater and a large delicious breakfast at the new hotel called the Eden in Zichron Yaakov. Then we all took an hour drive up north to the Rosh Hanikra located on the Israel-Lebanon border. Once we arrived we took a breathtaking cable car ride down to the […]

This morning began as usual with a beautiful davening and a delicious breakfast. We packed the bus, said goodbye to Hispin and headed to our first activity. Bus one went on a walking tour of Tzfat while bus two went to a museum that taught about what a sofar does. We got to practice writing […]

Shavuah tov!! Our first Shabbos in Israel was amazing! We began with davening facing the stunning sunset of Israel. We were then invited to Sanders and Shimon’s Beni Mitzvot Shabbat. This was to celebrate Sanders’s 13th year on YBY and Shimon’s bar mitzvah laning. We then enjoyed a great dinner. Dinner was followed by in […]

What happens when u combine 85 degree weather and chocolate… a yummy mess. We started the day with a 7:00 AM wake up and making sure we had our three necessities, water, sunscreen and hats. We got on the bus to start our day. It’s Elijah’s birthday so at breakfast he got an awesome birthday […]

YBY1: July 12: Raft Building on the Kineret, Mitzpah Ofir & Party Boat! July 12 ​ Hello from the Golan Heights/Hispin Hotel! Today we woke up nice and early for a great davening followed by a delicious breakfast. We then made our way to the Kineret for raft building and races. Each group was given […]

YBY1: Tel Dan, Kayaking on the Jordan River & Misgav Am! July 11 Today was the second day we’re in Israel and it was a blast. First we had an early wake up, davened, ate breakfast, and headed out to a lookout of the Syrian border. There a few people living in the area shared […]

Hello! Going on little sleep, we all had a late wake up for our first day in Israel and then went to davening, followed by breakfast. We then set off to go jeeping in the Golan Heights which was super fun and exciting!! We all met up for a delicious schnitzel lunch which was amazing. […]

Hey!! The day got off to a rocking start with an uplifting davening and a delicious breakfast. After that we had learning groups where we learned about different types of leaders through the game jeopardy. We then loaded up the bus and headed off to the American Museum of Natural History and it was awesome! […]

Sha Sha Shavua Tov Everyone!!!! It feels like we’ve known each other forever it’s hard to believe we have just met this Friday!! Friday afternoon, after meeting and greeting we hopped on a bus to the bowling alley where we really got the ball rolling. Friday night came and Shabbat was off to a great […]