Write On for Israel Fellow Sydney Weisman shares
journal entries from the group’s recent two-day trip to Washington, D.C.
Created on 2/16/2017 3:31:13 PM
Throughout the GA, I was challenged
to think about how my peers and I are all responsible for the Jewish future.
Created on 11/13/2015 11:45:53 AM
It was about 6 years ago that I met Emily. I remember meeting her for coffee about an opportunity to join a delegation to D.C. to advocate for continued U.S. support of Israel. I could not believe someone was offering this kind of opportunity to me.
Created on 8/13/2015 4:45:57 PM
Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front is more than just a film.
Created on 3/27/2015 11:19:09 AM
I
was walking back to my dorm after a Hillel meeting one evening when a girl I
did not know stopped me. “Hey! Aren’t you the girl who planned that event a few
weeks ago with the Israeli hip-hop guy?” she asked.
Created on 3/5/2015 9:41:23 AM
Overnight, I gave birth to 46 students.
Created on 1/14/2015 4:14:41 PM
Seven high school teachers representing four schools are experiencing a whirlwind eight days in Israel.
Created on 12/19/2014 12:15:04 PM
When I left Israel the siren still went off every day, all day. Leaving your country in times of war is not an easy thing to do.
Created on 10/21/2014 3:48:20 PM
As the dog days of summer slowly lumbered around me, I received a unique opportunity.
Created on 9/16/2014 2:50:27 PM
It’s hard to believe I was just in Israel on an amazing Taglit-Birthright Israel experience, unaware that the very streets I had just walked on would become dangerous territory in just two short months.
Created on 7/25/2014 3:08:39 PM