Dear Americans In Touch, Hello again! Sorry for not writing for awhile, but at least I have a lot to tell you all right now. I have had some great adventures in the past couple weeks. Here are the highlights: – Wednesday, February 8th was Tu Bishvat. For those of you who do not know, [ Read More...]

Dear Americans In Touch, First, I would like to apologize for allowing so much time to slip by between my previous message and this one. Adapting to a new schedule in Bat Yam has been a little bit difficult, but I am starting to get the hang of it now. Here is what happened during [ Read More...]

Dear Americans In Touch, At the end of a stressful yet very enjoyable week. Here’s what happened: – After our last packing day on Sunday, Section 1 of Year Course officially moved out of Beit Ar-El this past Monday. It was sad to leave, but we all left with high hopes and ambitions for Bat [ Read More...]

Dear Americans In Touch, Another excellent week in Israel. Here is the news from across the lake: – This week, unfortunately, was my last official week in Jerusalem. Next Monday, we will be departing for Bat Yam, a coastal city located close to Tel Aviv. For those of you who are not aware, my program, [ Read More...]

More of the same, with great times here in the State of Israel. Here is the news from this week: – This past Tuesday, I went exploring in the Jerusalem Shuk with a good friend of mine. The Jerusalem Shuk, for those of you who do not know, is very similar to a farmer’s market [ Read More...]

At the end of another great week here in Israel. Here is the run-down: – Very late this past Monday night, rockets were fired from Lebanon into the north of Israel. It is believed that they were fired by Islamic Jihad. Thankfully, there were no deaths or severe injuries, but there was some major property [ Read More...]

Inside Israel With Ari Kirsh

Hello everyone! Here is the update from Israel: – This past Sunday night, I went to an Idan Raichel concert in Jerusalem! For those of you who do not know, The Idan Raichel Project is a music band started by Idan Raichel, and is made up by Jews and non-Jews from all over the world, [ Read More...]

Week #9 – On Tuesday, after a one hour written exam and a seven hour practical exam, I became officially certified as a MADA first responder and first aid provider. It took ten days of hard work and study, along with mastering all 333 words that the instructors gave the students to learn. But in [ Read More...]

BREAKING NEWS: At 7:00 PM Israeli Time, four consecutive rockets hit a nine-story-building in the city of Ashdod. For those of you who are not aware, Ashdod is a large shipping city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is close to Gaza and, for those reasons, is the target for many rocket strikes. It [ Read More...]