Day 9- Yom Hazikaron and a boat ride
May 5, 2022
Blog coming soon! See photos from day 9 here!...
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Day 8- Tsfat, Jordan River, Yom Hazikaron
May 4, 2022
Sam– Yesterday we drove up a mountain to visit the ancient city of Tsfat. Our first stop was to a glassblowing artist at her studio shop. She made a cup out of the broken glass from somebody’s wedding. We then visited ancient synagogues where we...
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Day 7- Masada, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi
May 2, 2022
Sam: Tefilah on Masada was very nice. I felt like we were in the ancient shoes of the people who lived on top of Mount Masada long ago. I kept thinking that In that exact spot, people said the same prayers 2,000 years ago. I read...
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Day 6- Tel Azeka, Bar Kochva Caves, Har Herzl, Bedouin Tent
May 2, 2022
Jacob: Yesterday, we visited Mount Herzl the national military cemetery. This site is very symbolic for the State of Israel. On Mount Herzl, Herzl’s body itself is buried along with many members of his family. Many bodies are buried along that mountain, so much so that...
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Revisiting, Reclaiming, Commemorating and Making History
May 2, 2022
This week, Mirowitiz 8th graders have revisited history. They’ve reclaimed history. They’ve commemorated history. And they’ve made history! How so? They climbed through Hezekiah’s tunnels — constructed by King David in 701 BCE — splashing in the tunnels’ waters so they could understand how they...
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Day 5- Shabbat
May 1, 2022
Sydney: Friday night, we went to the Kotel for Shabbat. After we were dropped off, we went to our respective sides. I went up to the Wall and stayed there for a second. I didn’t really know what to do, but just being there felt...
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Day 4- Yad Vashem and Machane Yehuda
April 29, 2022
Aiden: Yad Vashem is the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, and it’s a place that is interesting and sad at the same time. It was designed to recreate everything as symbols that represent aspects of the Holocaust. For example, most of the museum is one underground hallway...
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The Exodus From Every Angle
April 29, 2022
Every year at this time, we tell the very same story. And every year it offers new meaning to us as we evolve in our own curiosity, perspective and education. I walked into a Middle school Judaics class today and was blown away by the...
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Day 3- Western Wall Tunnels, Yom Hashoah, Volunteer Project
April 28, 2022
Lucas: I will never forget the way I felt today when we were reading Torah at the Western Wall. I’ve read Torah before, but this time, I felt a closer connection to God. And when I was finished, I felt a sense of accomplishment. I...
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Day 2- Pictures
April 27, 2022
Sam: City of David / Hezekiah’s Tunnel Hello Mirowitz families back in St. Louis. Today, in the City of David, we walked through underground tunnels which had water up to our waist. It was really cool to walk in the around in the place where...
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