Posted on 16 January 2012. Tags: RCVP, netzer, nfty, austin zoot, URJ, mlk, forrest yesnes, har hertzl, north american board
As the sun was dawning on Martin Luther King Jr. day in the United States, the Netzer Veida delegates were engaged in a tour of Mount Herzl and the Herzl Museum in Jerusalem. During one of the presentations, we were asked for one name of some leader who we believed to be inspirational. As we went around and shared our responses, I, as well as another delegate from London, mentioned MLK. Interestingly enough, the very next section of the discussion moved on to Herzl’s views on Israel, with the famous words “If you will it, it is no dream.” This [...]
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Posted in Netzer Veida, NFTY RCVP, NFTY North America, Israel, NFTY Board
Posted on 16 January 2012. Tags: Dead Sea, Veida, Ein Bokek, netzer, Israel
A day into the trip and living on very little sleep, I was dozing off by the time we reached Ein Bokek. Best known as a resort district home to the Dead Sea, it was precisely what Austin and I needed to jolt us back into full attentiveness.
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Posted in NFTY President, NFTY Board, Netzer Veida
Posted on 13 January 2012. Tags: netzer, RCVP, Shemot, Veida, Kutz, Shabbat, URJ, President, Israel
This Shabbat is special for me, because I am spending it with the NFTY President, NFTY Religious and Cultural Vice President, and our NFTY Director of Education and Special Projects in Eilat.
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Posted in NFTY North America, URJ Kutz Camp, NFTY Board, Israel, Shabbat, Netzer Veida
Posted on 12 January 2012. Tags: netzer, URJ, Israel, Veida
Follow along as NFTY President Forrest Yesnes and NFTY Religious and Cultural Vice President Austin Zoot travel to Israel for the Netzer Veida!
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Posted in NFTY RCVP, NFTY President, Twitter, Israel, NFTY Board, Netzer Veida
Posted on 12 January 2012. Tags: Israel, netzer, austin zoot, RCVP, Beth Avner, President, melissa frey, forrest yesnes, north american board, nfty
Within a 20 hour travel day, I crossed the ocean, covered three continents, and traveled over 6,200 miles to travel from Indianapolis to Tel Aviv. We traveled to experience Netzer Olami’s Veida, which will happen throughout next week.
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Posted in NFTY Board, Netzer Veida, NFTY RCVP