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Climbing the Masada mountain for sure brought images of getting closer to G-d.  Not just physically climbing the massive 75 story mountain, but emotionally making the journey.   When driving toward the great mountains outside Jerusalem, they look tiny, small and have...

We finally made it to Jerusalem on Friday before Shabbat.Of course our leaders sent us into the "Shook" or the market.  We have never experienced something like this, a strong Jewish presence all finding their way around the market quickly so that they can make it...

Today we toured the Melah School based dropout intervention program for junior high students, which seeks to fully reintegrate youth at risk into the normalive classroom setting.The teachers are amazing! The bearded teacher in this video is named Ori and I ate dinner...

The Rubinites toured one of the largest Electric Car companies in the world today in Israel. Just outside Tel Aviv is "Better Place Electric Cars." This company is a new start-up with the help of several global partnerships. Their goal is simple - "Make the...

Yesterday we went to the most amazing museum in Tel Aviv. It is the Palmach museum. It is a virtual tour of Israel's fight for Independence. I am familiar with the history of the war, but this really brought everything front and center. I was moved to tears that so...

We all walked backward into time today by visiting the original "town center" of Tel Aviv.  We learned from our guide Amir how the original Tel Aviv included and focused around a high school.  We also learned that 60 Jewish residents together built a new modern city...

After waking up before sunrise on Sunday, landed in NYC for a 5 hour wait, then 11 hours in the air for Tel Aviv we finally made it. I know what you are asking yourself, "what do you do with 5 hours in a NYC airport?"Well not much!After finally landing in Tel Aviv we...

Several months ago, well-deserving 10 locals were selected. Each of them possesses many unique talents and qualities that that earned them a place on this exclusive Israel experience: Robin Brody, Keith Cohen, Burt Garland, Jeremy Lieb, Daniel Platschek, Ed Reggi,...

Ten young adults, ages 27 to 40, who were selected from a competitive application process to participate in the 2010 Rubin Israel Experience, are on their way to Israel for the first time. They leave Sunday, Oct. 3, and return Wednesday, Oct. 13. Now you can see...