Monday started out with us waking up at the Almog Kibbutz.  The Kibbutz that we stayed in was fairly nice and modern. We left the Kibbutz and took a drive to Ein Gedi, an oasis in thw desert where we hiked up a mountain and went swimming in a natural freshwater spring.

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To visit Israel as a Jew, without reflecting on our history, would be neglecting an incredibly important and ever-present element of what it means to be a Jew now. Today we were able to do just that. We took the time to meditate on our past in order understand who we are as a people now and how ...

Shavua tov! Being in Yerushalim for Shabbat was a life changing experience. We arrived to the tomb of David and the girls lit the Shabbat candles. After Kiddush we went to the kotel for Shabbat. When we got to the western wall you could see a swarm of people praying and welcoming Shabbat with ...

Friday started off with our group going to a Natanya Beach in the morning and enjoying the Mediterranean Sea as well as playing some beach soccer.  After soaking in the sun we went to Independence Hall.  Independence Hall was very interesting because that is where Ben ...

The Days in Israel Keep getting better and better, and have far exceeded any expectation I could have had about this amazing place. Yesterday began with the 2 hours drive from our hotel on the Kinneret to the ancient and holy kabalistic town of Tzfat. The town was a built into the side of the ...

Today’s events made quite a splash, literally. We woke up early in the morning and met the eight newest members of our wonderful Mayanot family, the Israeli soldiers. Ilana introduced them all individually and we welcomed them openly as they joined us on the bus to start the ...

Shalom! I woke up yesterday ready for a new adventure on my Mayanot Birthright experience. The first stop was hiking. It was beautiful to say the least. Beyond the spectacular scenery and waterfall, I discovered something more. A new friend on the trip gave me insight to a deeper ...

Wow our first day’s over! Can you believe it we are finally in Israel!!  We had no time to waist as we went straight from an 11 hour flight to the wonderful coastal city of Caesarea with magnificent views, we then went on a tour of the ancient city of Caesarea. ...

Dan Penias:

Sitting in the airport my leg couldn’t stop shaking from the excitement that awaited me for the next 10 days. Just the thoughts of hiking up Massada, floating in the Dead Sea, and standing in front of the Kotel made me so excited to go back to Israel and ...

 Here is the complete itinerary of our trip, click on the image to get a clearer copy....