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Birthright Israel is back ~ Summer 2021 Part 2
We are halfway through our trip in Israel with Bus 1734. Here are some more reflections from our participants! Yalla! This experience is...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Aug 10, 20211 min read
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Birthright Israel is back ~ Summer 2021 Part 1
For the first time since Winter 2019-2020, we have students attending a Birthright Israel trip! We have been everywhere thus far spanning...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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Day 1: Desert Foods and Cities
We went to the salad trail and learned about how people are able to grow food in the desert. We got to taste different types of tomatoes,...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 2, 20201 min read
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Building Bonds, Forming a Family: Staff Reflect on Birthright Israel Winter 2018-19
I was told many times by my fellow Israel Fellows, from different campuses, about how significant this trip is. The bonds you make with...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 10, 20193 min read
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Sababa! Remembering the Birthright Experience
Everyone says do Birthright, go to Israel, it’s an amazing experience. It’s hard to believe something like this is possible, but it is....
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 8, 20193 min read
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It's Not Goodbye, It's See Ya Later! Birthright Day 10
Today, being Shabbat, we took the opportunity to catch up on sleep. We began the late the morning with breakfast and a nature walk...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 6, 20192 min read
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Borders, Waterfalls, and Jeeps Oh My! Day 9
Today we visited the Golan heights and the border between Israel, Lebanon and Syria. It was sad to me that those countries don’t accept...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 4, 20191 min read
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Summer '18: Birthright Day 10
While preparing for my Birthright trip, I wasn’t completely sure what to expect. Although I had heard from several friends that the ten...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jun 2, 20182 min read
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Summer '18: Birthright Day 9
When I woke up today, it was still extremely dark inside the Bedouin camp. The sun had yet to come up but we had an early start at 6:00,...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jun 1, 20182 min read
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Summer '18: Birthright Day 6
Tuesday was a wonderful adventure-filled day with an array of emotions. We started the day off with a celebration of Jerusalem. We drove...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
May 30, 20183 min read
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Summer '18: Birthright Day 5
Today was our bus’s turn to participate in Taglit Tel Aviv Day, where a ton of birthright groups came to Tel Aviv, explored, and...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
May 30, 20181 min read
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Summer '18: Birthright Day 4
Today, we dove into the heating topic of middle eastern geopolitics. Joey, from the university in Zefat, highlighted the shift in land...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
May 29, 20181 min read
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Summer '18: Birthright Day 2
When we first got to Mount Bental, I was shocked by how close we were to Syria and Lebanon. It made me realize how important it was to...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
May 25, 20181 min read
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Summer '18 Birthright: Day 1
My day started at 6 AM est time, when I flew out of Dulles to JFK, from JFK to Zurich, Switzerland, and then finally to Israel. Our...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
May 24, 20181 min read
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Mt. Herzl Visit #JustJewIt #Bus1497
A pensive silence rose across the air as we reached the first grave stones. It was as if everyone knew how we were supposed to feel, but...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 3, 20181 min read
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Be'er Sheva Community Tour #JustJewIt #Bus1497
Yesterday we went to Be'er Sheva where we got to tour around the city with Gabe and get to learn more about Jewish and Israeli culture....
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 3, 20181 min read
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Visiting an IDF Air Force Base #JustJewIt #Bus1497
We stood in a circle around the aircraft straining to hear the IAF pilot describe his state of the art aircraft over the roar of the jet...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 3, 20181 min read
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Better Understanding our Soldiers #JustJewIt #Bus1497
Yesterday , we went to the Air Force base in bershevev. We have had the opportunity to talk to Israeli soldiers throughout the trip. But,...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 3, 20181 min read
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Jerusalem's Old City #JustJewIt #Bus1497
Today was my first time in Jerusalem's old city and it was an amazing experience. The sights, smells, and sounds where all around as we...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 3, 20181 min read
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Walking through Stone Alleys #JustJewIt #Bus1497
Tsfat: where do I begin. The long drive from the kibbutz yehiam to one of the 4 holy cities of Israel Tsfat was long but totally worth...
Hillel at Virginia Tech
Jan 2, 20181 min read
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