This photo was taken at a kibbutz while we were learning about the history of conflict in the Golan. This was maybe my favorite tiyul. Going on the hike the next day was such a great experience that reminded me of how beautiful Eretz Israel can be. I really admire the north due to its incredible beauty.

We spent the day in Tel Aviv learning about the history of the city. In the 2nd Aliyah period, two men came to Yafo and decided to build a Jewish city. Aharon Chelouche had the money and Shimon Rokach had the ideas.

This picture was taken on 4/11/19 at kfar hanokdim of the camel I rode there. We had a very interesting tiyul in the Negev desert that lasted over three days. The first thing we did was we visited Ben Gurion’s desert home in Sde Boker. We learned a little about him and we also learned about the importance of the Negev Desert.

This photo was taken at the bus station that looked run down and abandoned in Tel Aviv. This tiyul was interesting to me because it gave me a new perspective of Israel. We learned both about modern Israeli identity issues. We also learned about the situation in Israel with refugees, asylum seekers and migrant workers.

This picture was taken on 4/3/19 at Rose Haniqra. Today we started the tiyul day off by having class at the beach near Atlit. There, we learned about how the Jews had a struggle because David Ben Gurion said: “We will fight the white paper as if there is no Hitler, and we will fight Hitler as if there is no white paper”.

Today March 4th we went to Belvoir and Tzfat. In Belvoir we learned about the Crusades and how bad it was for the Jews. We saw how the Crusaders built their fortresses and we pretended to attack as the Muslims would. When doing that we learned about the different techniques the Crusaders used when building the fortresses and saw much thought they put into it.

In the morning we woke up early and went to Sataf. Sataf was a city that was already at a disadvantage agriculturally. It was a city that was built on a rocky mountain with no soil and very little irrigation. Of course the Israelites found a way to solve the problem. First they wanted to build terraces in the mountain and put soil for crops. Everyone worked together and worked on one terrace at a time to do it faster. This showed that they weren’t selfish and because of that they were more efficient.

After more than 7 hours of dangerous and tedious hiking, I can only imagine how angry God must have been with the Israelites to force them up and down and around these cliffs for 40 years. The hike up to Hod Akev and back through the Negev valleys was a similar path Moses took his people on, highlighting how brave and determined they all were to reach Israel and follow God’s words.

Today we went to Jerusalem and I took a picture of my favorite story I heard all day. When you told us about the man who engraved a message of Jewish hope into the side of the Beit Hamikdash, while running from the Romans who wanted to kill him, I thought it was incredible.

Today on our tiyul we went on a major hike down mount Gilboa and afterward swam. We learned about Joshua and how he was the only one who had faith in God and himself when none of the other spies did. We also learned about the different stories of Judges such as Ehud, Barak and Devorah, and Gideon.

On this tiyul we hiked on a trail on the side of the mountain. We also went to the Jerusalem water tunnels near King David’s palace and Ben Yehuda Street. This tiyul was extremely enjoyable for me because I got to learn so many new and interesting things.

On February 7 we traveled to Jerusalem, the center of the world's existence. It is impossible to determine the time period of this great city, because it has been prevalent in ancient to current history. Jerusalem was first established as the capitol of Israel in the era of Kind David, but was also the the destination in which the world was created.

I really enjoyed today’s tiyul and my two favorite parts were hiking in the nature and walking through the tunnel. I really enjoyed walking through the tunnel because I know that if I was doing the walking alone, I would have been terrified. But I was surrounded by my friends. We were united as one and singing together which brought me comfort. This is one of the biggest reasons that I decided to come on to Tiferet.

Today, February 21 was something special and truly breathtaking. I was filled with knowledge that I’d never thought I would be filled with before. The first location we ventured off to was a trip to the old city in Jerusalem. As I stepped out of the bus and took a look outside, I was hit with a very miraculous realization. I realized that this was the same city that had been called a polis.

Second Temple Tiyul, February 21, Judean Desert, Second Temple Period. Over the course of the day, we learned about the Hellenistic Jews and the Roman/Greek period. After a day of a lot of learning and being told information, it was nice to relax and reflect at this site. We went to the mountain at sunset and individually spent 10 minutes looking at the scenery and experiencing the view ourselves.

Today is February 11th and it was our 4th tiyul. Megiddo was taken at the time period of the Israelites, the Kings Period. Megiddo was very beautiful and lush. When we were learning in this beautiful view I couldn’t look away from the view because it was so amazing and stunning.

We went to hike Chod Akev on Thursday 2/14/19. This is a picture of my friend Maggie and I on our hike at the top of the mountain. This hike was extremely challenging both mentally and physically. Even though I had some trouble, it was one of the most interesting and fun hikes I have been on because it wasn’t just walking but also included some climbing as well.