Started as Strangers, Ending as Family
Word of the day: Achim Translation: Siblings We started off as strangers, but by the end of our trip, our multicultural group of Israelis and Americans became one big (very tired) family. Posing [...]
Yalla — to Masada!
Word of the day: Yalla Translation: Let’s go We’ve been busy over the last three days, so we used that word a lot! Food of the day: Last night we camped in Bedouin tents, then woke up at 4 am to [...]
Love, Birthright Style
Though they come from different worlds, it usually doesn’t take long for participants and Israeli soldiers on Federation-sponsored Taglit-Birthright Israel trips to form lasting friendships. [...]
Gone Shpazaming
Word of the day: Shpazam How to use it: This word was invented my our Israeli tour guide Elinoy. It should be used anytime you don’t know how to say a word in English or Hebrew, or just as much [...]
Tzfat is Yofi
Word of the day: Yofi Translation: Beautiful Food of the day: For lunch I ate a Yemeni sandwich from a market in Tzfat. The food stand sold only one sandwich, so it was easy to decide what to [...]
Falafel and the beach — Sababa!
Sarah Plovnick is a participant on the East Bay Community’s Birthright Israel trip. She is sharing photos of what she’s experiencing, Hebrew words she’s learning, and glimpses of what life is [...]
