by Shore (aka Daniel Shore), OSRUI Alum and OSRUI Birthright Trip Staff How often do you arrive at the airport and within minutes have seen FOUR people you know? Okay, so maybe I set myself up for success when I agreed to staff a Birthright trip with a bunch of OSRUI...
by Shore, OSRUI Birthright Trip Staff As the song by Rabbi Larry Milder goes: Wherever you go there’s always someone Jewish You’re never alone when you say you’re a Jew So when you’re not home And you’re somewhere kind of...
by Hannah Cohen and Moshe Rubin The day was finally here. On January 4, 2015, we joined the participants of Birthright Bus 316 gathering at Newark airport in New Jersey to prepare for our flight to Israel. Although we were anxious for Birthright to begin, we were...
by Becky Dolinko and Maddy Chinn Shalom from Israel! Our first week was filled with lots of fun, friends, new experiences, and most importantly…great food! After a busy week of travel, we couldn’t wait to celebrate Shabbat. To begin our Shabbat, we...
by Ezzy Fishbein and Aaron Josephs Today it snowed in Jerusalem! It was about to stop our amazing group from going to the shuk. However, it didn’t! The minute we pulled up, we saw all the craziness of the shuk. Since it was Friday afternoon, everyone was rushing...
by Claire Dodinval and Hannah Klegon, from the OSRUI Birthright trip. Tuesday was our first full day in Israel and it was a blast. After a windy morning in Tzippori, we travelled to the city of Tzfat. There, we explored the ancient cobblestone roads and visited a...
