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Welcome to bus 154!
Hi it's Brian and Hila, we are your trip leaders! We work at UIUC Hillel as the program director and the Israel Fellow.Brian: I'm from Cleveland, Ohio and received a degree in American History in 2010...
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My First Israel Experience
Wow. The first word that came out of my mouth when we landed in Israel yesterday. First of all, it was my first time overseas and I was amazed at how fast and smooth the flight went. It was already 1...
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Celebrating Shabbat in an Israeli Kibbutz
Prior to leaving for Birthright, I was so excited to celebrate Shabbat in Israel -- so I was glad to see Shabbat was our second night on the trip. We gathered outside and chanted Hebrew prayers. It was...
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A Trip to the Western Wall
Today started with a trip to Tzfat, the mystic city of Israel, commonly associated with Kabbalah. While you may be familiar with Kabbalah because of Madonna, it is in fact a spiritual way of life...
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Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Museum
Today we took an emotional tour through Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem is Israel’s Holocaust museum. Many of us had been to the museum in Washington D.C or in Skokie, IL, but most of us had never been to the...
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Kiryat Gat and the Farm
This morning we went to the Independence museum in Tel Aviv. We saw the place where the state of Israel was declared. We also learned about the history of Tel Aviv there. It was really cool to hear...
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