Roots Participant
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Las Vegas
This week I attended my first Sefer Torah celebration.
This week I attended my first Sefer Torah celebration. The Jewish National Fund had a Torah written for the Alexander Muss High School. As a Jew in America I’ve never thought about the process of making a Torah. I’ve really only seen two Torah’s in real life. I just kind of accepted that they exist and didn’t realize the deeply spiritual and complicated Process of making Torahs. Nor did I realize how much writing Torah’s connect us to Jews around around the world in the diaspora and the Jews of the ancient world.Read More
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Las Vegas
מיוחד Special
Israel is a country unlike any other in which I’ve traveled to sites unimaginable in other parts of the world. One trip we have taken that truly led me to acknowledge the uniqueness of this country is our trip to Masada and the Dead Sea in the same day.Read More
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Las Vegas
Student Blog
Jerusalem, a Land of Equality and Peace
“Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” - Gustave Flaubert.Read More
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Las Vegas
An only in Israel moment for me was when we toured Jerusalem the first time and visited Western Wall.
An only in Israel moment for me was when we toured Jerusalem the first time and visited Western Wall. We started off the tour of Jerusalem by being lead to mount Scopus with our eyes closed.Read More
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Las Vegas
Student Blog
I Am Now a Tree With Roots
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots” - Marcus Garvey.Read More
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Las Vegas
Studying abroad for me has helped make learning fun.
Choosing to study abroad can provide thousands more experiences and lessons then studying where ever you are from. As well as countless fun experiences that will stay with you forever. Even though it may seem daunting a first like it did before I left for HSI, its worth it.Read More
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Las Vegas
“If you are calm about your ambitions, you become confident of achieving what you set out to do.”
“If you are calm about your ambitions, you become confident of achieving what you set out to do.” -Shiv NadarRead More
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