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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Dec 30, 2018
- 1 min
There is no Future Without a Past: Day 4
Today was a heavy day. It was amazing but eye-opening in so many ways. We started the day watching a video about the Holocaust and how im...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Dec 30, 2018
- 1 min
Shabbats and Shuks: Day 3
Today we had some really interesting discussions in the morning about political issues surrounding Israel, Israelis and Jewish culture (c...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Dec 27, 2018
- 1 min
Winter VT Birthright 18- We Made It!
Today was a long day. It was full of long flights and meeting new people. My people. Flying over Tel Aviv was so special because many of ...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jun 2, 2018
- 2 min
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 d...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jun 1, 2018
- 2 min
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, ...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- May 31, 2018
- 2 min
Summer '18: Birthright Day 7
Jordan Birnholz On Wednesday, May 30th, we visited an IDF base. The base was for the special and prestigious IDF dog handlers. It was tru...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- May 30, 2018
- 3 min
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 ...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- May 30, 2018
- 1 min
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 particip...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- May 29, 2018
- 1 min
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 ow...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- May 25, 2018
- 1 min
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 ha...
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