Summer 2013 Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Israel June 26-July 17, 2013
(teen travel experience)
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Trip Blogs
Day 7
Rozzie ~ First Part of the Day Today was another wonderful day, full of chesed. Last night we prepared two lesson plans for the Lauder School, a Jewish private school in Zagreb. One group presented to fourth through eighth graders … Continue reading
Day 6
Lily S ~Today we traveled to Slovenia, our third country of the week! We got on the road at 9:30am, and had a 20 minute ride to the Croatia-Slovenia border. The border crossing was a slow process. First, a security … Continue reading
Day 5
Tammy ~ Today was a fantastic Shabbat. We were welcomed once again into the synagogue by Rabbi Da-Don. This morning we had a t’fillah discussion and then went to services. We enjoyed lunch at the synagogue and got to hear … Continue reading
Day 4
Ali~Shavua tov from Croatia! Our Shabbat experience here was incredibly meaningful. We were invited to Bet Israel Shul for davening and Shabbat dinner and felt very welcomed by the Jewish community and Rabbi Kotel Da-Don. Visiting the shul was very … Continue reading
Day 3
Shira K ~ Today was the first day that we got to meet and interact with the locals- and they were ADORABLE. We went to the Chabad school on a day when they had one staff member and over ten … Continue reading
Day 2
Daniel Z ~ Brrrrrrrrr. IT WAS FREEZING TODAY! This morning began with a loud ringing from my alarm clock at 7:15 a.m. We all had a delicious breakfast in the hotel restaurant that included fresh fruits, eggs, and cereals. Afterwards, … Continue reading
Day 1
Michael S ~ Wow. I had a lot of expectations about this trip but by the first day, before we had even arrived in Zagreb, my expectations were shattered. Our flight from D.C. to France was delayed by about an … Continue reading
Day 19 – Final Day
Aviva P ~ As we have learned this summer with the Tesslers, the Jewish day begins at night. In accordance with Jewish tradition, my blog begins at midnight on Monday, August 13, 2012, teatime for SOS International (or Summer of … Continue reading
Day 18
Adam ~ Whatever time we woke up, it was too early. We started off our daily adventures with a trip to the Israeli-Hungarian museum. Although I needed to rest my eyes for a few minutes during the introduction, I found the … Continue reading
Day 17
Julianna ~ This morning we woke up late and then the girls davened and learned together because of our experience on Friday, which was not great. It was very interesting. After that we had lunch and the benching was awesome … Continue reading
Day 16
Jenny ~ Today we woke up early, because we had a big day ahead of us like as usual. We ate breakfast then got onto the bus to drive to Caesarea. Caesarea was a Roman city, a capital that Herod … Continue reading
Day 15
Romi ~ We woke up at 6:30, the earliest time we have woken up on the trip, so we could get to Jerusalem early. Although it was hard to get out of bed it felt good to sleep on a … Continue reading
Day 14
Sydney with a little help from Orly ~ This morning was the first time that we were able to go to Aroma in Israel. We had to wake up a bit earlier at the army base but it was well … Continue reading
Day 13
Ben ~ An Interesting Day in Israel I opened my eyes with a sigh of relief: we had survived the cockroach invasion of our tents from the night before. Mission accomplished, Adam. After a breakfast that was as ethnic and … Continue reading
Day 12
Hannah ~ “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” -Neil Armstrong. Thats all it took. One small step and history was made. This morning I made history. At 1:06 AM I took my very first step into the State … Continue reading