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Journey Blog Entries
List of 20 news stories.
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Junior Journey: What Do We Want to Remember… and Why?
4/5/2019 Rabbi Dean Kertesz Read More
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Sophomore Journey: Taking Off the Masks
4/5/2019 Sarrah W. ’21 The theme of this journey is to “take off our masks”, meaning, to show our true authentic selves. I feel that by the end of this journey, we have all gotten closer together as a grade and have made new or closer bonds with one another. Read More
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Junior Journey: The Beauty and Complexity of Jerusalem
4/3/2019 Rabbi Dean Kertesz Students debated the lively world of Israeli elections, and met with Elhanan Miller for a tour south of Jerusalem, before exploring the Old City and the Jewish Quarter. Read More
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Sophomore Journey: The Sense of Accomplishment
4/3/2019 Sarrah W. ’21 Hiking, rock climbing, canyoneering…Sarrah W. ’21 reports on the Sophomore Journey experience. Read More
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Freshman Journey: More than just bonding
4/2/2019 From ropes courses to rock climbing, archery to horseback riding, the freshmen have been immersed in the wide variety of activities at Brandeis Bardin. Read More
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Junior Journey: Finding the Heart of Israel
4/2/2019 Rabbi Dean Kertesz We began our day in Tel Aviv with a visit to Save A Child’s Heart, an organization founded in 1995 by an American cardiac surgeon, Dr. Ami Cohen, who had moved to IsraeL Read More
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Senior Journey: Down in the Bayou
4/2/2019 Sam A. ’19 By 5:30 AM, the Class of 2019 had arrived at SFO, ready for a long day of travel, off to a city many of us had never laid eyes on. Read More
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Israel Journey: Hiking by the Jordan River
4/1/2019 Rabbi Dean Kertesz & Robin Gluck It feels like we’ve done so much and we’ve been in Israel for only two days! Read More
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Junior Journey: Exploring the Triumphs and the Challenges
4/1/2019 Rabbi Dean Kertesz Walking between the raindrops, juniors on the journey visited Bialik-Rogozin school where they talked about diversity in Israel. Then they toured the high tech startup Fundbox and finished the day at the Palmach Museum. Read More
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Sophomore Journey: From Vegas to the Canyon
4/1/2019 Sarrah W. ’21 The sophomores got off to an early start yesterday morning as we all descended to Las Vegas. Read More
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Junior Journey: Shabbat in Tel Aviv
3/30/2019 Rabbi Dean Kertesz After an active and very demanding first five days in Israel the JCHS junior class welcomed in Shabbat on the roof of our hotel on Friday evening at dusk. Read More
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Junior Journey: Friday in Tel Aviv
3/29/2019 Rabbi Dean Kertesz We divided the students up into five groups and asked them what they would do if they were creating a city from scratch, on a blank canvass. Read More
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Junior Journey: Final Moments in the Holy Land
3/19/2018 Sam Arneson I danced with strangers, prayed with friends, and left feeling fulfilled. Read More
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Junior Journey: Exploring Israel’s Epicenter
3/16/2018 Sam Arneson All in all, I think I speak for everyone when I say that these past few days have given the Class of 2019 a nuanced understanding of Jerusalem… Read More
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Sophomore Journey: What A Journey!
3/16/2018 Danelle Tuchman Despite many first time jitters and fears of heights, we were able to use one another to persevere and to reach our goal! Read More
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Junior Journey: A Visit to Yad v’Shem
3/15/2018 Rabbi Dean Kertesz Today was one of the heaviest days of our trip… Read More
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Senior Journey: A Life Changing Journey
3/15/2018 Shayna Dollinger It was unbelievable! We didn’t want the show to the end… Read More
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Freshmen Journey: A Journey to Remember
3/14/2018 Ariel Cohen We are on day 4 of the Freshman Journey and so far the students are having a blast! Read More
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Junior Journey: Layers of History
3/14/2018 Rabbi Dean Kertesz Today we explored the layers and complexities of Jerusalem. Read More
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Junior Journey: Tel Aviv to Jerusalem: A Transformative (And Fun) Journey
3/14/2018 Sam Arneson We can’t even believe this incredibly transformative journey… Read More
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