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An Introduction to Peoplehood
March 18-Day 4Tonight was our opening ceremony with all our Israeli and American Diller fellows. Our parents joined as well as many people who help make the Diller experience possible for us. We all...
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American Judaism and Shopping
This morning, the Americans had an amazing ma’agal (morning circle) with Lisa while the Israelis had theirs with Hila. Spending time to talk about our hosting situations and NAS so far is really great...
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The American Political Lobby and Israel Summer Seminar Community Week
Tonight when we met up with the Israelis, Orly and Felicia had a program set up to tell us about all America does for Israel and all Israel does for America. We each got half a sentence and had to...
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Tikkun Olam in Action
March 21-Day 7This morning, we all met at the JCC and started off with our ma’agal. The Americans had theirs with Lisa and the Israelis had theirs with Hila. We talked about leadership from last nights...
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Reflections from North American Seminar 2013
It is impossible for me to accurately portray the emotions we felt, the everlasting friendships made, and the unforgettable memories we made during the 2013 North American Seminar with a simple blog...
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Parshat Naso and Meaningful Tikkun Olam
This week’s parsha is Naso, which, interestingly enough, is the longest parsha in the Torah, containing 176 verses. The parsha begins with the counting of the Levites who were of the age to serve in...
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D'Var for April 7, 2013The Parasha, Shemini, starts with the eighth day after Aaron’s sons’ inauguration as priests. God goes on to issue a fire from the altar, consuming the sacrifice and asserting...
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Our Pre-ISS Workshop and Orientation
June 9, 2013: Our Last Workshop before ISS!In parshat Shelach Lecha God tells Moses to send spies into the Promised Land to scout out the land and people. Moses, following God’s command, sends 12 spies...
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We landed this morning and met our guide Gadi. we are now headed south.Stay tunedfor more later!Cohort4
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We are finally in Israel!!!!!
We were finally in Israel! It was a long flight but all the fellows were excited to land in Israel. Right off the bat we started the touring and traveling more. Once we got our luggage, we met up...
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Shabbat in Jerusalem
This morning a couple of us went to Shira Hadasha, a local “Conservadox” congregation. The sanctuary had a mechitzah, a separation between the men and the women in the congregation. Unlike most...
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The Hike, the Camels, the Shul
Friday morning started early with us waking up at 4am. We immediately walked over to Masada and hiked up the snake path. When we finally got to the top, we got to experience the beautiful sunrise over...
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Remembering Our Lost People
After awaking from a mere 5 hours of sleep, my fellow cohort and I congregated in the hotel’s dining hall to fuel ourselves before a physically and even more so emotionally, challenging day. As I sat,...
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Yesterday was one of the most anticipated days of my life. We started off with a tour through the City of David. We then trekked through Hezekiah's tunnel, as Lisa would put it, "a very spiritual...
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Day One and Done of Community Week
It feels like we've been waiting for this since we said goodbye to our Israelis at NAS. Our first night with our home stays went well and we all already bonded with the families we're staying with....
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Waking up this morning, everyone was so excited to commence yet another day full of non-stop adventure and learning. We began our our day at Rayman's , where we loaded the bus and headed off to one of...
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Have you seen the Jewish Chronicle's article about our trip? It features Anna and...
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Sports Extravaganzas and Minorities
Today, the theme was sports and minorities which meant a lot of activities and a lot of learning. We first went rafting in the morning, on the Jordan river. It was so fun because some of the teens...
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History and Politics Oh My!!!
A day full of history and politics doesn't sound too fun, unless of course, Diller Teen Fellows planned it. Friday's committee organized a fun filled day compete with debates, education and spying, (oh...
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Shabbating with my Israelis
Shabbat in misgav, starting with sleeping in and french toast. What possibly can go wrong? Not much. Alon's parents, Alon, and I went to the kineret or Sea of Galilee as Alon likes to call it. I was...
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