 | The First Days in Our New Home
2008-07-04, Jerusalem Corridor, Israel. By: chadica | | Greetings from Jerusalem.
First of all, we arrived safe. Our flights were pretty uneventful. Luckily, we got Economy Plus for the longest leg, so it was a bit more comfortable.
Now for what you ... |
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 | Spending time in Israel
2008-06-22, Jerusalem Region, Israel. By: SEA1 | | This past week we have been touring around Israel. We have been around the old city of Jerusalem, floated in the Dead Sea, walked on the mountains of the Judean Desert and swam in the Sea of Galilee. ... |
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 | Christmas Holy Land Pilgrimage 2007-8
2007-12-25, Jerusalem, Israel. By: slaveofihs | | Fr. Lally, S.J., a spiritual director at our seminary and 20 yr. + Holy Land guide told us (during our Holy Land pilgrimage during Christmas!) that when you want to know someone better you go to their... |
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 | Wakeboarding with Jesus
2007-09-12, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: julieanna | | Yesterday I was at Simon Peter's house in Capernaum. You may remember stories in the books of Luke and Matthew that reference some of Jesus' time spent there. Although once a thriving city, it's all i... |
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 | Our time in Israel
2007-06-28, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: chaveiro | | Hello faithful readers or people scanning through!
So, we're not really in Israel now, we are in Egypt. I just put the name there so it will look nice on the map you can click on haha.
Still, ... |
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 | Gita
2007-06-14, Gita, Israel. By: jake | | Our last climbing stop in Israel was also the most beautiful in the country… Gita. The limestone here reminded me a lot of home. (Robbers Roost) There were some serious overhangs which I did not dream... |
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 | Haifa, Acco, & Rosh Hanikra
2007-06-11, Haifa, Israel. By: jake | | In the north, we were based out of Haifa. The city was pretty chill, not much to do but the city is a major pilgrimage for members of the Ba’Hai faith, and the terraced temple there is incredible. It ... |
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 | Tiberias (Sea of Galilee)
2007-06-08, Tiberias, Israel. By: jake | | We headed to the Sea of Galilee anxious to have a little more peaceful time to think. We got exactly what we wanted. We spent a day riding around the “sea” on some low tech mountain bikes. To me, this... |
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 | Ein Fara (West Bank)
2007-06-04, Ein Fara, Israel. By: jake | | We met an Israeli while in Spain. We met up with our good friend Ranni near Jerusalem to do some climbing at Ein Fara. It was interesting to drive into Palestinian territory through massive amounts of... |
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 | Jerusalem & Dead Sea
2007-06-01, Jerusalem, Israel. By: jake | | The holy city. Jerusalem has been destroyed and rebuilt 18 times. At this moment, representatives from the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish faiths (among others) are fighting over words, lands, and custo... |
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 | Tel Aviv
2007-05-28, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: jake | | After a grueling customs ordeal upon arrival in Tel Aviv, we made our way downtown. We felt like we were out of our element, as we were greeted by endless bag searches, checkpoints, and M-16 wielding ... |
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 | The end...
2007-06-16, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: eastasia | | That's it. We're done. Graduation is over, the unit dispanded and we're travelling on our own from now on.
We had a great time in Jerusalem, seeing all the other teams again and meeting our friends... |
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| The HOLY LAND
2007-06-16, Jerusalem, Israel. By: eastasia | | After a lot of travelling days we finally arrived in Israel - the Holy land!
The night after our boat experience we spent in the plane, flying to Amman, Jordan. At the moment the pilot announced th... |
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 | Arrival in Tel Aviv
1999-01-01, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: Orion777 | | I hesitated before mentionning this trip, as it was some time ago. On the other hand, I still remember it perfectly and I don't see why I shouldn't talk about it, even if I went there with my family b... |
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 | number 3
2006-10-07, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: spmurdoch | | We tried to send some pictures, but aren't able to do so. The days continue to be very full with 12 hour days of touring. Today we're at the Sea of Galilee. We climbed Mt. Arbel which is where they... |
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| Number 2
2006-10-03, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: spmurdoch | | We have survived another day of walking. Yesterday we completed another 10 miles in Jerusalem.
We managed to WALK up the Mount of Olives and visited the Garden. The Kidron Valley runs between
the ... |
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| Number 1
2006-10-01, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: spmurdoch | | We've arrrived and we are doing fine. We've spent a lot of time WALKING the land of Jesus. The first day we walked to a Tel and saw things
that we've only seen in books. The second day we walke... |
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 | Graduation
2006-06-29, Jerusalem, Israel. By: gmatero | | Let me sum up!!! Early morning! Mt. of Olives! Friends! Amazing! Good times! Miss friends now! More to come....... |
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 | Graduation
2006-06-29, Jerusalem, Israel. By: krispy | | Well today is the day... We graduated! The entire school, and some families, gathered together this morning on the Mt.Olives and we were graduated by our team leaders. It was such an awesome event. ... |
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 | All Back Together Again!
2006-06-16, Jerusalem, Israel. By: krispy | | And the whole school is back together again!! And how wonderful it is! Everyone got here on Sunday and it was somewhat chaotic as there were plenty of hugs going around and stories along with them. W... |
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 | And Team Debrief Time...
2006-06-11, Eilat, Israel. By: krispy | | Well we've made it to Israel! It's pretty amazing to actually be here. We're having our team debrief here in Eilate. It's quite the culture shock getting here and seeing everyone on the beach with as... |
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 | Reflections in Tel Aviv
2006-07-04, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: julieanna | | Hello all! So so sorry I haven't written more. I have much to say - so many stories - it's hard to know which ones to share.
Let's start with:
I graduated! We finished our program on June 29 an... |
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 | An update of sorts...
2006-07-02, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: thewilsons | | Well, our long crazy adventure has come to a close. And another is beginning I'm sure!
We graduated from our program on June 29th in Jerusalem, and now are taking a few days to rest and reflect ove... |
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 | Ahhh!!!!
2006-07-01, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: aw80sa | | Okay, so...I'm trying my best to keep from going crazy! I am not used to taking care of myself; finding food, a place to sleep, things to do etc. etc. I have to learn all over how to live on my own an... |
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 | Graduation Day!
2006-06-29, Jerusalem, Israel. By: thewilsons | | Well, we've made it!
Will write more later, but have been quite busy touring Israel & catching up with friends the last 2 weeks. Today we have officially finished! What a crazy amazing adventure it... |
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| Again?
2006-06-25, Jerusalem, Israel. By: aw80sa | | So, I don't know if you noticed but we made picture of the week again. Except that picture was uploaded a few weeks ago...oh wait, maybe not. Meh. I'm beginning to wonder how many people are actually ... |
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| India and Israel
2006-06-24, Jerusalem, Israel. By: demeter | | Hello Friends and Family! A lot has happened since I last updated everyone. First of all, I sold my house again! Third time's a charm, right?? Anyway, the closing date is on July 10th so I'm excited (... |
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| Origins of Faith
2006-06-20, Jerusalem, Israel. By: aw80sa | | So, we are all settled in a nice hostel with the rest of the gang from NZ and loving every minute of it. After 3 days in Tel Aviv doing our debrief (talking about all of the things we've done, reflect... |
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 | From the Holy Land
2006-06-19, Jerusalem, Israel. By: portersaw | | Friends and Family -
Just a short note to say hello and we've arrived in the old city of Jerusalem. We arrived last night so we haven't been out much but every stone in this city has history, we'r... |
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 | Lesson #5: Walking With God (Our Father)
2006-06-14, Eilat, Israel. By: gmatero | | Walking with God. What does that look like? It was a question on my heart today. I don't even know if I even voiced it or not, but I thought about it & something came to mind.
When I went to see Da... |
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 | time flies when yor'e eating falafel
2006-05-02, Jerusalem, Israel. By: tontivic | | Hey folks,
Wow. It's been a long time since we wrote. That's what happens when you settle in, I guess. Purim and Pesach have come and gone, and today we are observing Yom HaZicharon. Israeli Me... |
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 | Humusea
2005-10-02, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: Lindy | | I'm in Tel Aviv to pick up my parents at Ben Gurion in a few hours and i'm sooo excited. Maton takes Kelly and I to Yafo to hang out in the Shuk and eat humus at the humusea- it's amazing. if you're... |
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 | Drum Beach
2005-12-09, Haifa, Israel. By: Lindy | | We get on a train down to Tel Aviv early that afternoon, arrive at the central train station, get on a bus, and off near the beaches of central Tel Aviv. We head out to Drum Beach for the Drum Circle... |
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 | Partyin' in Haifa
2005-10-31, Haifa, Israel. By: Lindy | | This kind of throws a bunch of memories and party times together:
Since there's no halloween celebrated here... they have Purim but that's in spring... we all decided to go out and get really drunk. ... |
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 | J-Town
2005-12-02, Jerusalem, Israel. By: Lindy | | My friends and I road the bus down to Jerusalem from Haifa with the group tour. We had to get up at Sunrise... and drove through a mysterious pink fog. We eventually get to Jerusalem, eat breakfast ... |
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 | Mosquito Nets
2006-01-01, Sinai, Israel. By: Lindy | | Angry and determined not to get bit up anymore, I decide to mend all of the mosquito nets and hang them up in the make shift hut. it takes me hours but in the end it was worth it. After another nigh... |
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