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Gilad Shalit
Posted on 6.25.09 By Leah Garber
For three years, Gilad Shalit has been in the dark. That's 1095 days without sunshine, without hope, without smiles.
An Israeli summer
Posted on 06.24.09 By Leah Garber
An Israeli Summer
The official start to summer in Israel is June 21, just as it is in North America, but summer is in the atmosphere long before. Starting in May, temperatures reach the nineties and above, the air is humid, and summer clothes are out again, after a very short storage period.
View From Jerusalem
Posted on 06.16.09 By Leah Garber
Sunday was full of dreams. Prime Minister Netanyahu's first major political address since being elected to office carried many hopes and expectations. Israelis from the right of the political spectrum were hoping Netanyahu, the Likud party leader, would deliver the message of Greater Israel... Left-leaning Israelis were hoping Netanyahu would finally realize that in real life, especially the life you see sitting in the prime minister's seat, the view looks different, and some ideological changes must be made...
Photos: Israel Leadership Seminar in Pictures
Posted on 2/6/2009 By Andy Shaevel & Mark Lit
Andy Shaevel and Mark Lit (among others) photographed some of the events and places that the Israel Leadership Seminar attended. Here is a small sampling of their pictures.
Video: Rabbi Michael Melchior - Using our Vision to Create Diversity
Posted on 2/6/2009 By Allan Finkelstein
Random Rockets
Posted on 2/3/2009 By Susan Matonis
Random rockets
fired, or not
the moments pass
each ticking by
with random rockets
no target or cause
just hate,
those random rockets
fired, or not
the moments pass
each ticking by
with random rockets
no target or cause
just hate,
those random rockets
Video: Alan Solow Opens Up the Israel Leadership Seminar
Posted on 2/1/2009 By Allan Finkelstein
Heading South
Posted on 1/30/2009 By Andy Shaevel
Today we are scheduled to board a coach and head south in the Negev. This part of our itinerary has been tentative all week due to the situation in Gaza. Last night several rockets were launched into Sderot from Gaza, so is the ceasefire still in effect or not? After checking in with the appropriate government and security authorities, the decision was made to proceed as originally planned.
Video: Matnas Israeli Community Center Youth Program Teen Rock Band
Posted on 1/29/2008 By Allan Finkelstein
A Day of Contrast
Posted on 1/29/2008 By Andy Shaevel
Today was a day of contrast. We spent the morning with high tech entrepreneurs discussing venture capital (“VC”) and Israel’s robust technology based economy. It is very impressive how much innovation is being generated here in Israel. From cell phones, to generic drugs, to solar energy, the VC world is making big bets in Israel. Did you know that more VC investments (both number and value) are being made in Israel than any other country in the world other than the US?
Last night I arrived in Tel Aviv
Posted on 1/28/2009 By Andy Shaevel
Last night I arrived in Tel Aviv. Our flight was early, so I had a few minutes to look around the airport. The airport is fresh and beautiful. Like traveling to any foreign country, the language gap took a few minutes to navigate. I found an ATM machine, bought a bottle of water and found the Men’s room. Real accomplishments, I am ready for my adventure!
Thoughts on Education
Posted on 1/27/2009 By Gary Lipman
Somehow the days in Israel just seem longer than back home in Stamford…or maybe it just seems that way when traveling on a JCC Association Israel seminar. For many people, today was their first full day in Israel, and I don’t know how they made it through. From an early wake-up call at 7:00 a.m. until just now at 10:30 p.m., there hasn’t been a free moment. Of course, there also hasn’t been a 15-minute period when someone wasn’t shoving food into us.
Anticipation
Posted on 1/26/2009 By Andy Shaevel
It’s now seven hours into the ten hour flight from Toronto to Tel Aviv and the great anticipation of arriving in Israel for the first time has been building up for weeks, if not months or years.
Shalom from Jerusalem!
Posted on 1/26/2009 By Gary Lipman
Shalom from Jerusalem! While today was the official start of our JCC Association Israel Leadership Seminar, I’ve had the great opportunity to spend the last few days visiting Israel with a friend and colleague who works for the JNF, as well as a first time chance to explore the country independent of an organized trip. While it truly is a wonder to see Israel independently, there’s really nothing that compares to the experience of learning and studying together with a group of people who share a common experience like leadership in the JCC Movement.
Blogging from Israel Leadership Seminar
Posted on 1/26/2009 By Andrew J. Shaevel
Dear Family and Friends,
I am off to Israel as part of JCC Association’s Israel Leadership Seminar & Board Retreat. The site of our meeting is in recognition of Israel’s 60th birthday.
I am off to Israel as part of JCC Association’s Israel Leadership Seminar & Board Retreat. The site of our meeting is in recognition of Israel’s 60th birthday.
From the Israeli Press
Posted on 01/01/2009 By Haaretz Editoria
The cabinet must give international countries such as the United States, Egypt, Turkey and France - who seek to broker a cease-fire - the chance to do so.
A poster from Israel
Posted on Jun/08
The Jcc's don’t only come to us…
Interfaith Programming
Posted on 08.08.08 By Sara Sless
The JCC of San Francisco travel department together with their Interfaith program brought together 9 couples from the JCC and the Bay Area. All the couples participated in pre trip programs before arriving in Israel in May this year. During the 10 days of travel they were able to experience sites and history important to Jewish Moslem and Christian faiths.
Michael Ann Russell JCC in Israel Feb/08
Posted on May/08 By Dror Gershoni- Shaliach
Michael Ann Russell staff seminar in Israel February 2008
The Maccabiah Story
By From Maccabi World Union and Maccabiah web pages
The Maccabiah Games every 4 years in Israel -- the Jewish Olympics, as they are often called -- are Maccabi World Unionâ??s largest and most famous enterprise. These spectacular sports & cultural extravaganzas uniting many thousands of Jews from all over the world in Israel have a tremendous Zionist history, stretching back to the vivid imagination of a Jewish youngster in 1912.