To start off the Passover break the students of Rothberg got the amazing opportunity to hike through the Galilee for 4 days. We began our journey in the westernmost part, the Mediterranean sea and headed eastward. After a full day of hiking we spent the night at a hostel, high up in mount Miron. In [...]

I’m very impressed that Deb Singer (I don’t know you but kudos to you) had the courage to write an honest post about spirituality – or lack there of – in her Israel experience. She had certain expectations which, from what I understand, were not exactly fulfilled. I think that first of all the honesty [...]

I had this very idealistic idea of Shabbat is Israel before I came here–something that involved Shira Hadasha and lots of spiritual experiences. Now that I’m here, however, I’m realizing just how idealistic that was. Yes, there are a lot of Jews in Israel, which means a lot of synagogues and people celebrating Shabbat. However, [...]