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The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 9, Our Last Day

Oct 18, 2021 | The Rubin Israel Experience

Written by Mike Perry Waking up, I am sure we all shared the same sentiment; how can it be our last day? This group, which started as seven strangers, had now explored the Old City of Jaffa, shopped in the shuks of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, rode Segways, and explored...

The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 8

Oct 13, 2021 | The Rubin Israel Experience

Written by Seth Albin Today, we started with another wonderful Israeli breakfast and had our PCR tests in anticipation of coming home. After breakfast, we hopped on the bus and headed to the Max Rayne Hand in Hand School Jerusalem, which was opened in 1998. On the way...

The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 7

Oct 13, 2021 | The Rubin Israel Experience

Written by Todd Nissenholtz Today was an extremely busy, educational, and relaxing day! We started out at Masada, where we learned the history of the mountain fortress and the attack of the Romans who overtook the Jews, but not before the Jews committed mass suicide...

The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 6

Oct 13, 2021 | The Rubin Israel Experience

Written Jennifer Lederman There is no better way to spend Shabbat than in Jerusalem. After an amazing, breakfast we started our day by walking to meet Rabbi Shimon for a tour of synagogues in the area. Along the way our conversant and very knowledgeable tour guide...

The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 5

Oct 11, 2021 | The Rubin Israel Experience

Written by Lea-Rachel Kosnik The morning, began with an early breakfast and checkout from our cabins at Kibbutz Dalia in Yokneam, then it was onto the bus for our drive to Jerusalem! On the way we learned important history from our guide, Yona, aided by his...

The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 4

Oct 8, 2021 | The Rubin Israel Experience

Written by Risa Brown Wow! What a day we had today. We started our morning off with a tour of Kibbutz Dalia. Moshe was our amazing tour guide. He has lived on the Kibbutz his whole life. Kibbutz Dalia started in 1939, and he was born in 1941. Next, we went to the...

The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 3

Oct 7, 2021 | The Rubin Israel Experience

Written by Risa Brown As sad as we were to leave Tel Aviv, we were excited for our next experience. After another delicious breakfast, we headed to Rabin Square Memorial. Yona shared the history of this monument with us as well as the legacy of Prime Minister Yitzhak...

The Rubin Israel Experience – Days 1 & 2

Oct 6, 2021 | The Rubin Israel Experience

Written by Helen Petty After a 7 am flight from St. Louis, a six-hour layover in Newark , plus one overnight 10 hour flight to Tel Aviv on the biggest airplane I’ve ever seen we finally made it to Israel! It took some time to get out of the airport because of the new...

10 St. Louisans Accepted to The Rubin Israel Experience

May 2, 2018 | Community Impact, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News

Jewish Federation of St. Louis has announced the next cohort of “Rubinites” who will embark on The Rubin Israel Experience, an all-expense-paid trip for St. Louisans 35 to 50 years old who have never been to Israel. The 10-day trip brings together a diverse group of...

Take the Trip of a Lifetime with The Rubin Israel Experience

Jan 24, 2018 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News

Applications are now open for The Rubin Israel Experience, an all-expense paid trip for Jewish St. Louisans ages 35-50 years old who have never been to Israel. The Rubin Israel Experience will bring the 10th group of “Rubinites” to Israel on October 28-November 7,...

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