Israel 2019

This trip, our 2019 MJDS class was paired together with students our age in Milwaukee’s partnership region,  Sovev Kineret. It was definitely my favorite part yet. On Sunday night, we met our new best friends, mine was named Omer. We did a little activity together and then had a pizza dinner where we learned about Read More…

We started out today by going to the Holocaust museum, other known as Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem was built in 1953 to commemorate those who perished in the Holocaust. As we pulled up, we were astonished by the beautiful building and view. The view was very special to our class because we will always remember Read More…

In Jerusalem we went to underground caves in the City of David. They were filled up to our shins with water. It was a great experience and very different from anything we’ve ever done. Before we walked through, we watched a video of the how David and his troupes used the caves. This video was Read More…

Hey guys this is Eva here to talk about Dig for a Day. First, we went into these under ground caves, which were really the basements of the people 2,000 years ago- pretty cool. Their basements were more than 40 feet down. It was so refreshing to be down in the caves; especially after not Read More…

Two days ago, we wet to the Otzen Center in the Ethiopian village to learn and experience things from their culture. Pinni, a young Ethiopian Jew, told us his family’s story and his own. Along with talking about his story and culture, we also had related interests: We talked about sports, the Bucks, and even Read More…

This is Logan. On Wednesday May 15, we arrived at the trail that we were going to hike. We followed the trail and stopped to talk about how the plants survived in the Negev, and then we continued along the trail. Near the midway point of the trail we stopped at a magnificent waterfall with Read More…

The internet is not cooperating, but here are some photos to give you a peak into our trip… Ethiopian Experience Dig for a Day Amazing meal First glimpse of Jerusalem

This is Sophie coming in with the recent 8th grade Israel news. Today  we just left our campsite that we camped at. The campsite was called Makhtesh Ramon which is a well known crater. When we got there we separated into pairs and went to set up our tents where we were gifted with mattresses Read More…

This is Olivia. Scorpion hunting was so cool. We had to use black lights to be able to see them. You know you have found one because it would glow a neon green. There was also a little wild kitten that would not stop following everyone around. We named him Little Bob. He was so Read More…