Zakaiyah Gillom, girl in the middle, is going into senior year from Kansas. Today we woke up to a beautiful sunrise from the view of our rooms from our new hotel in Jerusalem! We ate a yummy breakfast to get us ready to start our fun filled day! We started off by visiting the spot…
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Midwest TJJ Day 11 by Miriam Kravchenko
Miriam Kravchenko, girl on the right, going into 11th grade from Plymouth, Minnesota. Today was a busy day with quite a bit of moving, however we finally got to reconnect as a whole group after the Free Shabbos weekend and reunite together as a family. We traveled to Jerusalem and visited the city, ritually tearing…
Midwest TJJ 2nd Shabbos by Ruby Livon
Ruby Livon, first on left, is a junior in high school from Minneapolis, Minnesota. This Shabbat, for the free weekend, I got to stay with one of my best friends who moved to Israel a few years ago. It was so nice to have a chance to catch up and spend time with her.…
Midwest TJJ Day 9 by Emily Natanova
Emily Natanova (on the right) is from Kansas City. We started the morning with a raft-building competition down in the Kineret. We had to tie bamboo, barrels, and wooden boards together to create a raft, and try to paddle to the finish line first. Though my team preferred to blast Golden Boy rather than compete,…
Midwest TJJ Day 8 by David Morgensztern
(David Morgensztern, on the right, in 10th grade from St. Louis, Missouri) Many people haven’t been to Israel in their lives, and I think it is very important that people come to visit so they can learn about Judaism and important knowledge for the future, and also to be in a Jewish environment. Today we…
Midwest TJJ Day 7 by Sophia Svertlin
Sophia Svertlin just graduated high school and is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Today was a special day. We visited one of the four holy cities in Israel; Tiveria/Tiberias. We began our day waking up at 6 am, eating breakfast and learning in our chaburas. From there, we drove up to the top of Mount Arbel. The…
Midwest TJJ Day 6 by Eden Iseman
Eden Iseman, (first one on the right in the front row) is a sophomore at Blue Valley North in Kansas City. Today was an eventful day! We went to Tzvat, one of the four holy cities in Israel. The first thing we did was go into a cave. We sang a few songs in the…
Midwest TJJ Day 5 by Abby Cassius
(Abby Cassius, second from right, is going into senior year at White Station High School in Memphis, TN) On our fifth day of TJJ we went on a 3 hour hike. Today I really connected with that hike. Other than the beautiful wind and shady eucalyptus trees, I learned that I really like hiking. As…
Midwest TJJ 1st Shabbat by Elise Long
Enjoy hearing about our AWESOME first Shabbos from Elise Long from Maple Grove, Minnesota (Going into her freshmen year of college at University of Minnesota). Click the link below to see the video. ( If this link does not let you see the video, go to our Facebook page) https://share.icloud.com/photos/03MsEX-M7lXGvUpI4Xeykb6Zw
Midwest TJJ Day 3 by Amelia Weinberger
Day 3 was a yes from me! We all woke up bright and early at 6 am to get ready for the day. We started off with prayers at 7. I really enjoyed singing songs and prayers with everyone around me. Our first stop of the day was our water hike. Sadly it got canceled…