YACHAD Blog

Today was by far one of the best days we’ve had all summer! We got on the busses prepared for an exciting adventure. First, we headed on to banana boats and had a splashy and wet ride. Soon after we held on for our dear lives while tubing on the Red Sea, which was a […]

We woke up in the morning in Mitzpeh Ramon. Some of us even woke up before sunrise to daven vatikin at the machtesh! It was an absolutely beautiful and meaningful experience to daven at such a special place overlooking the sunrise. We then had breakfast and boarded the busses to Kibbutz Sde Boker (The place […]

On Friday we left Yerushalyim and headed south. We had a long enjoyable bus ride and stopped at Shvil Hasalatim, the salad trail, where we ate lunch and explored their green houses. We got to try their freshly grown vegetables and smell all the herbs. We also saw all the bees and pigeons that they […]

Today was such an enjoyable day! After davening and breakfast, we rode on the bus to Park Chaverim where we learned about inclusion through the park’s atmosphere.  The park was accessible for everyone and so much fun to hang out with our friends and counselors. After lunch in the park we boarded the buses to […]

Today was one of the best days ever! We started off the day volunteering at a factory which employs people who are blind. There, we were taught how the blind workers interact with each other and we also learned some sign language. After we volunteered we discussed positivity over negativity with our learning groups and […]

Today was a awesome day! We started off davening at Rachel imainu’s grave which was a very spiritual experience. We then hopped on the bus and drove over to an army hangout called the Pina Chama where we gave the soldiers snacks and food that we previously chipped in for from the supermarket. It was […]

Today was amazing! We had Yom Hachanich, where our counselors (besides the head staff and medic) left from after breakfast to before dinner and participants acted in their place. After we said goodbye to the staff, the new staff broke out color war between the blue and white teams! We then continued the jam packed […]

On Friday we woke up to our usual breakfast at the hotel and loaded the buses for a guided tour of Yad Vashem. The tour was truly inspiring and enlightening. After a great lunch of bagels and veggies, we headed to Har Hertzel for an introduction by our Israeli staff and a beautiful ceremony. Afterwards. […]

Today was an awesome day! Right after breakfast, we boarded the busses to go to the Old City and the Kotel. We first went to a gorgeous overlook of the whole Jerusalem. As we were looking at Har HaBayat from afar, we broke out into song and dance from excitement. Looking over the city was […]

We’re finally here! Jerusalem!!! Today was such an incredible day. At 10:00 in the morning we left our hotel to go to the blind and deaf museum. Starting off the day with a three hour bus drive isn’t always fun, but getting Ben and Jerry’s at a gas station made up for it. At the […]

Dear Parents, Yesterday was a very hot but very fun day! We started the day by going to Rosh Hanikra, where we rode cable cars down the side of the Mediterranean coast. We then saw a movie about the nature and history of Rosh Hanikra. We explored the water caves which had some beautiful scenery […]

Today was a very adventurous day!! We started off by taking turns doing archery with bows and arrows. Then we went repelling and zip lining down beautiful mountains at the Gilboa Center. We faced our fears and almost all of the participants went down the mountain! Next we made a pit stop at a gas […]

Today was a great day. We started off with an amazing last breakfast buffet in Kfar Giladi (the food was awesome!). We then boarded the busses on this scorching hot day and headed to the Kineret. When we arrived, all of the participants got split into 7 groups to build rafts  from scratch out of […]

Hey! Friday was a chill day but a fun one! First we went back to the times of the tanach and made candle holders at the Katzrin Village. Then we played Shabbos songs using drums and other instruments in order to get us all pumped for our first Shabbos in Israel!! Next we went to […]

Today we woke at 7:45 (yay!). We then traveled to Stam center ( mazuzah, sefer torah and tefilin)! We learned about the Hebrew letters and how they are made and we even had a lesson on how to make the letters with ink and a feather ourselves. There was fun trivia games and interactive movies […]