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Today was one of the busiest days of my life. It was jam packed and every second was incredible. We started with a stunning panoramic view of the Syrian border. Then we went to a delicious chocolate factory and made our very own individual Israeli chocolate. Then we went jeeping and it was ROCKING (no, […]

Hey Parents! So today, being not only the first day of this trip in Israel, but my first time in Israel ever, was really amazing!! Arriving in Israel the night before, we weren’t able to see anything in the dark, so waking up in Israel, the land we all felt so passionate about and learned […]

Today we were all the airplane all day! We all slept a ton (it’s the social thing to do!). We ate tons of snacks and had a really good time with all of our friends! We landed in Israel and we’re so excited to finally be here! We met up with the rest of the […]

After a wonderful Shabbat in highland park  we woke up and davened a meaningful Shacharit knowing that we will be flying to Israel today. After breakfast we had a shark tank learning program. Each group created a business plan for different values we want to implement over the summer- for example, mindfulness, sensitivity, and positivity. […]

The start of Yad B’Yad 2017 was certainly a day to remember!! We all arrived at the shul in Highland Park ready to start the summer. When everyone was together we began with the essentials, dancing, pizza and making new friends. After a delicious lunch and some great dance moves we headed to the bowling […]

Today started out with the usual wake up, breakfast then we were divided, the boys swam while the girls packed, then at around 11:30 we switched until 12:15. We then went to Gan Ha’Atzmaut and had lunch then we were split again because some us went to Meah Shaarim to shop for kugel and sefarim […]

Tisha Baav started out with a meaningful Shachrit followed by reciting some kinot, where our staff gave explanations as to what we were reading. We had a learning program lead my Leora Mayer about Sinat Chinam and what we can do to bring back the Beit Hamikdash. We then went into Menucha time, where people […]

Dear Yad B’Yad Journal, On Friday we had a blast. We started off our day with a visit to the loud and exciting shuk. We were able to walk around and buy food. For example, Adi bought some olives and nash for shab. Bella enjoyed a nice refreshing drink from rebar called mix acai. After […]

Hi all, it’s Malka and Jonah here. Sorry if this isn’t written with the greatest grammar, we are still recovering from Thursdays 6:15AM wake up. But have no fear folks because the day was action packed with tons of life altering activities!!!! So anyways, once we were woken (unfortunately not early enough for vasikin) we […]

After breakfast, staff left to have their amazing adventures. Today was Yom Hachaninch where the campers became the counselors! Each group was given a Jewish holiday and color where they created an activity, song and skit corresponding to their holiday slash color slash attendance group. It was such a fun time but (sad emoji- we’re […]

Today we started off our wonderful day by going to Latrun, an outdoor museum showcasing old tanks that were in battle. At Latrun, we heard the personal story of our Israeli staff member Peleg who was in a tank unit. He told us what it was like to work in a tank and the different […]

Dear Yad B’Yad Journal, After breakfast, we split into two groups and spent our morning doing chesed. One group went to spend time with senior citizens and saw how they make objects from wood, clay, pottery, and paint. This group also had time to talk, bond, and sing with the older adults. The second group […]

Dear YBY Journal, Some of our participants and staff had an early start this morning by climbing up Masada. We enjoyed seeing a beautiful sunrise that started our day bright. After that we left Masada and headed home to Jerusalem. Our first stop was Givat Hatachmoshet, Ammunition Hill, where we watched a movie about the […]

Dear Journal, Wake up, daven Shacharit and eat breakfast- the classic start of a Yad B’Yad morning. Next we drove to Masada where we embark on a majestic picturesque cable car ride into the infamous, historic landmark. While some enjoyed an immersive, informative tour, others decided to stay back and bask in the glorious view […]

Dear YBY Journal, Today, we left the 425 degree weather in Eilat, as we traveled north to the Negev. We drove A TON, until we got to Sdei Boker, the community which David Ben Gurion built up. Then we drove A TON more until we arrived at the Salad Trail, where we picked and tasted […]