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Shabbat Shalom everybody! Today, we learned what it’s like to be together with Yachad in a community. We stayed in a nice community in LA. We davened at Bnei David, a beautiful shul on Pico. Following davening, we had a Kiddush with some great chulent. After chilling with the people in the shul, we had […]

Hi everyone! We went to Disneyland today! We had so much fun going on all the rides and seeing all of our favorite Disney characters. It was the best day ever!! We sang and danced in the park. It was an amazing experience for everyone!   By: Chayala Tyberg and Nechama Drebin 

Today was another great day on YBY! In the morning, we went on a boating scavenger hunt. We all had fun blasting music and dancing on our group boats. In addition, tonight was Yom Yachad!!! It was such an amazing night, filled with singing, dancing, and inclusion. We enjoyed an amazing concert with The Moshav […]

Dearest friends of Yachad, Today was a spectacular day in the happiest place on earth. That is right my comrades, we went to Disney Adventure Land!!! After a superb tram ride to the park, we split up into groups based on our preferred speeds of roller coasters and other such amusement park activities. While some […]

We started the day with davening and kinot. Both staff members and participants were given the opportunity to lead and give insights into the kinot we said. This made for a meaningful and memorable davening. After davening, we headed to the Museum of Tolerance where we had over 3 hours of touring. Our time was […]

[Tune: “I’ll Be There For You”-the FRIENDS theme song] So no one told you YBY was gonna be this way. Clap clap clap clap. Warner Bros studio, the Ellen show. The central Perk Café. We wore Harry Potter’s sorting hat. We saw cars from the movie featuring the bat(man). I’ll be there for you, touring […]

Hi! So today we woke up, packed up and left the beautiful Westin hotel in Lake Las Vegas. We had a surprise- a new beautiful bus and new bus driver-Chris! So we left the hotel and drove 2 hours to begin our trip to LOS ANGELES!!! After 2 hours, we stopped at the Ghost Town. […]

Hi everyone! Davening began at 9am sharp, with a big crowd there up and early. The chazzans brought beautiful tunes to the prayers. The theme of the Shabbos was bar/bat mitzvah. Our bar mitzvah boy Saul (sreissmash), got maftir and had candy thrown at him at the conclusion of the Haftorah. Davening was followed by […]

Friday was another awesome day in Vegas We started off with the CSI Experience where we solved the cases using our brilliance Then we headed to the famous Vegas Strip Which was just another great activity on our trip We got to see a lot of the cool hotels It sure was extremely swell(s) After […]

Today was a jam packed day! We went apple picking, and some lucky ones even found pears and peaches. Even though it was very hot out, everyone enjoyed it. We had a luxurious lunch of pizza and french fries!! Next, we were met by a group of pink jeeps. They took us to the Red […]

Hey party people! We hope you’re doing well, wherever you are. Vegas Baby!! We started off the day with an incredible tour of the legendary Hoover Dam. We learned a lot about its history and how it is also used to conduct energy. We also went up to the observation deck to look at the […]

Hi everyone! Today was such a fun day!! We started off the day with late wakeup and a delicious breakfast of pancakes and bananas (I had 4). Then we hopped on the bus and hiked to Sunset Crater, otherwise known as a dormant volcano. Our counselor, Chaim, explained the history of the volcano and we […]

Today, we went to an amazing African safari. We fed giraffes celery by using either our hands or mouths. We saw so many African animals and we especially enjoyed both a tiger and snake show. We then went to the Grand Canyon. The view was BEAUTIFUL! While we were soaking it all in, Shlomo led […]

This Sunday was an incredible day in Arizona! We began the day at the Salt River where we went on a two-hour tubing ride down the relaxing river with the occasional rapids. After our trip, we ate lunch and headed to the Musical Instrument Museum. The museum had a lot of interactive activities as well […]

Sha-sha-SHAVUA TOV!!!! Wow- what can I say, this first Shabbas on the #BestCoastWestCoast was NARLY!! Or should I say… TOV MEOD/Metzuyan/SABABA!!!! Today, we spent our Shabbas in Israel… when we arrived in Sfat, the men and women bursted out into song and dance for a beautiful and uplifting tish. Throughout Shabbas, we continued to visit […]