Category Archives: HCRJ Israel Trip 2011

Dear Friends, I would like to thank each and every one of you for a great week.  You guys were great and have earned every bit of respect I have for you, and I have a lot! I would like … Continue reading →

Got back yesterday afternoon, after a L O N G flight from Tel Aviv to Newark to Houston. I felt like kissing the ground when we returned. Fabulous trip. Learned tons from our guide, Roz, a resident whose backyard sits … Continue reading →

We spent our final morning in Jerusalem exploring on our own. For some, this meant reading in the park or writing in the new part of the city or shopping in the Old City. In the afternoon, we took a … Continue reading →

Today we visited Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum. It was very emotional for each of us. We concluded our visit there with a service and a talk- never to be victims again, but also to fight injustice and hatred wherever … Continue reading →

While there is something extraordinary about being in Israel, being in Jerusalem kicks it up a notch. There is an energy here that can only be described as “sacred.” There is no place like it on earth, and the sacred … Continue reading →

Today was the most active day of the trip so far. We started the day off early in order to get to Masada. There we spent hours literally learning on our feet. As we retraced the story of the zealots … Continue reading →

Note: Forgive us that there are no pictures tonight. We will to add them tomorrow. We are all tired and have an early start in the morning. Abraham Joshua Heschel taught with regards to Jewish monuments that we are not … Continue reading →

pg”>We are all keeping a communal journey on our trip. The following are some entries from today: The synaguoge in Zefat was a high for the trip. The fun part was to kibitz with the merchants in the artist colony. … Continue reading →

Our morning began with the sad and scary news of a rocket bomb in the city of Be’er Sheba. We later learned that this was the first of the three such attacks, and while they may have been at the … Continue reading →

One of the things I always enjoy upon arriving in Israel is the moment the plane lands on the runway.  What makes this simple moment so magical is that, as soon as the wheels hit the ground, the entire plane … Continue reading →