Day 2: Meeting the family!
Today was our first day of work in New Orleans. We got up at 7 am, got some breakfast and got straight to work. Once we got to the house,...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
ASB New Orleans: Day 1 - Nostalgia, Good Memories, and Opportunities!
Today was the first day of our week long trip to New Orleans as we embarked on the 13 hour car ride from Virginia Tech. As a student who...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 10, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
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....
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 6, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 4, 2019
- 1 min
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
(Sand) Surfing into the New Year: Day 7
Today was a fun and educational day. We stared the day by going sand surfing in the Negev Desert. The weather was beautiful and I only...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 1, 2019
- 2 min
Watching 2018 Float Away like the Dead Sea: Day 6
Today was a very adventure packed day which began with a beautiful adventure to the Dead Sea. Despite getting some salt in my eyes (which...
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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...
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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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
Winter VT Birthright Day 2: Jerusalem and the Old City
Today was our first official full day in Israel. We woke up bright and early and had a strangely healthy breakfast of salad at Hotel...
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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
- Oct 5, 2018
- 2 min
D'var Torah | Bereshit (In the beginning...)
Shalom/Hello team! After celebrating the completion of the formal reading of the Torah (Five books of Moses/Old Testament) last week (the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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