Interest: Overseas
Abby Goldstein’s Journey to the Ukraine Border
Written by Abby Goldstein It is hard to imagine that just thirty-six hours ago the war in Ukraine felt tragic, yet distant. It is something I have been following for…
European Heritage Experience will visit iconic sites
Next summer, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum will present a memorable 12-day European Heritage Experience with stops in Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest,…
The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 8
Written by Seth Albin Today, we started with another wonderful Israeli breakfast and had our PCR tests in anticipation of coming home. After breakfast, we hopped on the bus and…
The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 7
Written by Todd Nissenholtz Today was an extremely busy, educational, and relaxing day! We started out at Masada, where we learned the history of the mountain fortress and the attack…
The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 6
Written Jennifer Lederman There is no better way to spend Shabbat than in Jerusalem. After an amazing, breakfast we started our day by walking to meet Rabbi Shimon for a…
The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 5
Written by Lea-Rachel Kosnik The morning, began with an early breakfast and checkout from our cabins at Kibbutz Dalia in Yokneam, then it was onto the bus for our drive…
The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 4
Written by Risa Brown Wow! What a day we had today. We started our morning off with a tour of Kibbutz Dalia. Moshe was our amazing tour guide. He has…
The Rubin Israel Experience – Day 3
Written by Risa Brown As sad as we were to leave Tel Aviv, we were excited for our next experience. After another delicious breakfast, we headed to Rabin Square Memorial….
The Rubin Israel Experience – Days 1 & 2
Written by Helen Petty After a 7 am flight from St. Louis, a six-hour layover in Newark , plus one overnight 10 hour flight to Tel Aviv on the biggest…
Operation Guardians of the Walls: Update May 21, 2021
From the Desk of Mark Wilf and Eric D. Fingerhut Dear Friends, We are reminded in the Book of Psalms that the “guardian of Israel” never “slumbers nor sleeps.”…