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Day Two — Saturday
Israeli breakfast -- outdoors -- it was the perfect way to start the day. After a leisurely meal of coffee, pastries, olives, cheeses and breads, we went on an informal tour of Jerusalem with Danny, our lone soldier from the other night. He is a walking/talking...
Shalom!
Shalom from Eretz Yisrael!The first plane ride to Newark was a bumpy one. Many of us became motion-sick. Thanks to Jennifer's no-side-effect-miracle-cure, we were feeling a bit better for the delayed longer flight into Tel Aviv.We thought arriving in Israel would be...
Departure!
Tomorrow morning is the day that we Rubin-ites depart from St. Louis to begin our journey to Eretz Yisrael. Although we are leaving Thursday, it will be Friday when we actually arrive. How wonderful it will be to be able to celebrate Shabbat our first night in Israel!...
A Little Background…
The Rubin Israel Experience is a free Israel trip, gifted to 10 well-deserving young adults (27-40 years of age) who have NEVER been to Israel. The trip's intent is to strengthen the connection of Jewish adults, at a critical stage in their life, to the state of...