Masa Israel Journey Blog

February 05, 2013

By Benson Ansell, Yahel Social Change

 

Direction

 

So Yahel has traveled North,

Guided on our journey forth,

Inspecting, reflecting upon our worth,

Our common unity, of course,

We say community for short,

...

Read More  |  Comments (0)
January 31, 2013
By Israel Katz, Yeshivat Lev HaTorah
 
We were standing on a hill, looking down at the Valley of Elah, and my Rabbi started telling us the story of the battle between David and Goliath as if we were suppose to relate to it somehow. 
 
Then he pointed down and said “The valley down there, that’s where David and Goliath fought.” 
 
All of a sudden I realized the uniqueness of Israel. 
 
Where else in the world can you come, pull out a bible, and stand in the place where this exact event happened thousands of years later? 
 
It was at this point that I started to realize how special Israel was to me, and to the rest of the Jewish nation. People study history, some people even enjoy digging up history. 
...
Read More  |  Comments (0)

Explore The Blog

SEARCH THE BLOG

Masa Israel on Twitter