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Day Five – A “Dayenu” Kind of Day
As usual, there were plenty of activities and a surprise or two to fill our Friday. We started the day with one last Kibbutz Dalia breakfast, then met up with our new guide Dovev who accompanied us to our tour's final home base, Jerusalem. During the two hour trip,...
Day Four – Harvesting Hands, Helping Hands, Farewell to an Old Friend, Hello to Some New Ones
Thursday marked our second day in the Yokneam-Meggido region. As has been the case every day thus far (and, according to our remaining schedule, will continue to be the case), we had a full ledger of planned activities. Following the now-customary robust Israeli...
Day #3, or, in Hindsight, What Should Have Been Day #2
Our third day in Israel started in Tel Aviv and ended well after midnight at Kibbutz Dalia. In between were a number of activities, a few of which were quite breathtaking. We first paid a visit to Mekorot National Water Company. Water conservation is a huge issue in...
Day 2: Rubinites Go Back to School, Have a Bazaar Time, Get Down to Business, Take In Some Pics . . . And a Flick
If you think that title was long, it pales in comparison with our day. It's just past midnight and we've only just brought the curtain down on our second and final full day in Tel Aviv. Following a well-earned good night's sleep (and, for some, a daybreak, rooftop...
Days 1 and 1A Are In The Books
Shalom from Tel Aviv! It is just past 11 pm Israel time and most of us have already headed for our hotel rooms, fully exhausted but looking back fondly on an exhilarating Day 1 and Day 1A. I say Day 1 and Day 1A because, as Alan Fine pointed out, many of us have...
JPro to Hold New Staff Orientation
JProStl, the association dedicated to supporting professionals working at Jewish organizations in St. Louis, will hold orientation for new staff on Tuesday, October 29 from 8:30 to 1:30 pm at the Jewish Federation Kopolow Building. The annual free orientation is for...
The 2013 Rubinites Are Ready For Takeoff!
At the time of this post, we, the members of the Rubin Israel Experience Class of 2013 are less than 72 hours away from the first step in our transformative, maiden voyage to Israel. Actually, "first step" isn't quite accurate. Our story really began this past June...
Rachel Pereles
Rachel Pereles has always been passionate about Federation. “Federation has touched every part of my life—from JCC summer camps to youth groups to going to Israel to Hillel on my college campus, Federation has always been there,” she says. Now Rachel, having recently...
Partnership2Gether
While locals are consumed by post-season baseball fever, another team of Cardinals is finishing up a banner year all the way over in Israel. Because of Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Partnership2Gether (P2G) program with the Yokneam-Megiddo, some young Israelis have...
Sukkat Shalom!
Our family has a tradition of constructing rather unconventional sukkot each year. Under my wife's guidance, we put up sheets, or make other provisions to construct what I like to call a "house outside of our home." Truth be told, it's not really all the family that...