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Jan 16, 2013, 7:32 PM

DL Israel #19: Searching for Perspective with David Horovitz

Lessons learned from a lecture with David Horovitz, founder, Times of Israel The first thing I grab when I wake up is my iPhone. Not only because it’s been blaring loudly, after one two many snooze button attempts, but also...

Jan 13, 2013, 6:35 PM

DL Israel #18: The Kotel: One Shabbat Later

When I was first given the task to blog about the Kotel I thought to myself “Rabbi Motti, I’m in trouble here!” In no way, shape or form do I have the ability to collect and explain all the...

Jan 11, 2013, 10:45 PM

DL Israel #17: One Eye on Tzfat and One on the Future

When my friends and I rolled into Tzfat in our cumbersome purple bus, I first marveled at how our bus driver navigated through the tight turns of the city's cobblestone streets. Watching him steer our bus through Tzfat was...

Jan 11, 2013, 9:08 PM

DL Israel #16: A Thought on the Diaspora Dilemma

Through a large part of the trip, we had a number of IDF soldiers join us on our trip. In our discussion group we had two different soldiers, with two different perspectives. The first believes that in order for a...

Jan 11, 2013, 9:04 PM

DL Israel #15: The Shuk

Taglit-Birthright Israel: Mayanot 103 had a great experience friday afternoon at the shuk (the Machneh Yehuda market) in Jerusalem. We were dropped off right outside and were led to the entrance of the shuk by Lisa, our tour guide,...

Jan 10, 2013, 12:59 AM

DL Israel #14: Worth Every Sheckel

On our night out on Ben Yehuda street I learned how to bargain. My friends and I went into a small jewelry store called "Jacob's Jewelry" that read "sale". We were surrounded by various types of jewelry and designs....

Jan 10, 2013, 12:32 AM

DL Israel #13: Rockets of Terror

"They Sing Songs so That They Won't Hear the Rockets" Today, after 24 hours where nothing seemed to go the way it was supposed to, we were fortunate enough to have a truly unique experience. A torrential downpour , biggest...

Jan 9, 2013, 6:09 PM

DL Israel #12: A Hurting Heart On Birthright

I never knew a heart could hurt. I’ve heard it said, often, but never felt it myself. My heart hurt today at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. I had studied the Holocaust in school, of course, but there was...

Jan 9, 2013, 4:23 PM

DL Israel #11: Scattered By History, United By Birthright

Not even on the High Holidays have I been surrounded by so many of my fellow Jews. At the Taglit-Birthright Israel Mega-Event, thousands of young Jews from around the world joined together to celebrate the gift of Birthright. There...

Jan 8, 2013, 2:11 AM

DL Israel #10: What Taglit-Birthright Israel-Mayanot Taught Me

How could you describe five amazing, life-changing days in just one blog post? Well, it seems impossible. First of all, I gotta tell you that I've been waiting to accompany a Taglit-Birthright Israel group since January 2012. Every time it got...

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The Dateline Israel blog is written by participants in "Newsroom to Newsroom," a trip sponsored by Taglit-Birthright Israel: MAYANOT and geared for practitioners and students of journalism. They'll be blogging it like they see it throughout their tour, which lasts until January 10.