Israel Challenge Takes on Jerusalem
The Israel Challenge takes on the Old City of Jerusalem:
View ArticleJewish Pride
Last night, we were seperated into groups and given topics to discuss, all about different Jewish and/or Israeli conflicts. We were given about an hour to discuss 5 topics. We started off skeptical...
View ArticleAmazing Personal Challenge Biking the Derech Bruma
Probably the most intense challenge for me so far was the bike path at Bruma Road (Derech Bruma) outside Jerusalem. We went off-road riding through the mountains and the temperature was a balmy 42...
View ArticleHumility and Our Israeli Soldiers
Hello, I am the Co-President of Team Canada here on our Shorashim adventure challenge. Us few Canadians on this trip have been bundled together (much like how eggs and bacon are commonly bundled with...
View ArticleShorashim Israel Challenge featured in the Jerusalem Post
All of us leading the program on the ground as well as everyone at Shorashim and Birthright are honored and humbled to have been featured in The Jerusalem...
View ArticleMornings can be rough on the Shorashim Israel Challenge
Not everyone knew that joining The Challenge would be so physically exhausting. We all give up control of when we eat, where we go and what we do when we get there (I promise there's a bathroom in 45...
View ArticleChallenge 10: Iron Chef Israel! Salat edition...
The fusion of local spices, warm fresh baked rugula and hot falafel permeates the air in the Machaneh Yehuda market place. The "Chosen" team haggles for a sweet bunch of Isaeli dates which will be...
View ArticleBeing a Jew, an Israeli, a soldier, a friend and a family...
Right now I am sitting on a bus on the way from Jerusalem to the Ben Gurion airport with 44 wonderful people. We joke around around, we scream, and we have a great time. It's hard to believe that...
View ArticleTransformative Experience
As I look back on the past ten days, I, a woman of too many words, can sum up this experience in one word- TRANSFORMATIVE. My Taglit Birthright journey started way before our arrival to Ben Gurion...
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