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isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=5221</guid> <description><![CDATA[The two-day emotional roller-coaster is behind us and needless to say, it was quite an experience for everyone.
In Bat Yam, the tsofim helped bring in Yom Hazikaron with a tekes (ceremony) and discussion, trying to convey what this day means in Israel.  One of the scouts, Aviv, told a story about her father&#8217;s best friend who died when they were young, and confessed that it&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/yom-hazikaron-and-yom-haatzmaut-full-wrap-up/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/yom-hazikaron-and-yom-haatzmaut-full-wrap-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Year Course Stands With Gilad</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/year-course-stands-with-gilad/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/year-course-stands-with-gilad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:09:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bat Yam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FZY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Garin Tzedek]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid
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Throughout this past year, chanichim on all sections of Year Course have heard about Gilad Shalit through seminars, stories, lectures, by visiting the protest tent in Jerusalem, and simply by being present in Israeli society where the entire nation prays and waits for his return.  This past Thursday, almost 250 members of Year Course decided to take action on their own initiative to&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/press/year-course-stands-with-gilad/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/year-course-stands-with-gilad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Purim Update!</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/purim-update/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/purim-update/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:45:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bat Yam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 3]]></category><guid
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Purim is behind us and to absolutely no one&#8217;s surprise, it was a great time!  Each section celebrated in their own way, enjoying their community and surroundings.
Sunday morning in Bat Yam, Rabbi Menachem of FZY/Shevet read the Megillah in the Ulpan building, recounting the story of Mordechai, Esther, and the evil Haman (BOOOOOOOOOOO!)  Of course, people came dressed up in costume in&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/purim-update/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/bat-yam/purim-update/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fun Week in Transition</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/fun-week-in-transition/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/fun-week-in-transition/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:16:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bat Yam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category><guid
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It&#8217;s the first full week of third semester and across all sections, it&#8217;s been a special week.  Many chanichim on Year Course have been gone this week, either in Poland on <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/add-ons/kuma/">Kuma</a> or in Masa&#8217;s <a
href="http://www.masacommunity.org/bfl/">Building Future Leadership&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/fun-week-in-transition/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a> (BFL) conference in Jerusalem.  With some sections more affected than others, they&#8217;ve each been doing some slightly different programming.
Bat Yam:<br
/> The majority of the]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/fun-week-in-transition/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Semester 3 Has Begun!</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/semester-3-has-begun/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/semester-3-has-begun/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:25:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bat Yam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FZY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Negev]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 3]]></category><guid
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The changeover is complete!  As we speak, our chanichim are settling into their new homes and taking care of beginning logistics:  unpacking, inventory in their apartments, receiving their bus passes, and more.  It is an exciting time as they slowly begin to explore their new homes for the next three months.  As always, the madrichim will be leading their groups through an orientation,&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/semester-3-has-begun/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/semester-3-has-begun/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Two Down, One to Go</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/two-down-one-to-go/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/two-down-one-to-go/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:41:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bat Yam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category><guid
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No matter how many years we work here, how many groups of chanichim pass through our doors, it is always hard to believe how quickly the years fly.  Right now, however, no one is more shocked than your children.  As of tomorrow, second semester will be in their rear-view mirror.  We all know that time seems to speed up the older we get.&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/two-down-one-to-go/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/two-down-one-to-go/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jewish Herald Voice: Seeing Volunteering Up Close</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/jewish-herald-voice-seeing-volunteering-up-close/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/jewish-herald-voice-seeing-volunteering-up-close/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:06:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bat Yam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4775</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since our gatekeepers mission a few weeks back, we have been happy enjoying the journalistic fruits of the trip, hearing the positive impact that the week-long tour made on our guests.  Michael Duke of the Jewish Herald Voice in Houston has been writing a series of pieces about his experiences since then; here is Part 3, a look at the powerful volunteering experiences our chanichim&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/press/jewish-herald-voice-seeing-volunteering-up-close/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/jewish-herald-voice-seeing-volunteering-up-close/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Visit to Kibbutz Ketura</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/visit-to-kibbutz-ketura/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/visit-to-kibbutz-ketura/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:08:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Negev]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Staff Contributions]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4773</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ariel Bigio, Section 2 madricha
<a
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rel="wp-prettyPhoto[g1387]" href="http://www.yearcourse.org/wp-content/uploads/Ariel-Bigio.jpg" rel="wp-prettyPhoto[g4773]"></a>Last Thursday, the Aradniks hopped on the bus and traveled even deeper into the desert, going due south to visit our fellow Year Course friends at <a
href="http://www.ketura.org.il/">Kibbutz Ketura&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/visit-to-kibbutz-ketura/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a>.  For those who don&#8217;t know, Kibbutz Ketura is a source of great pride for Young Judaeans, having been established by Year Course graduates in November 1973, just after the Yom Kippur]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/visit-to-kibbutz-ketura/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Garin Tzedek: Making Israel a Better Place</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/garin-tzedek-making-israel-a-better-place/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/garin-tzedek-making-israel-a-better-place/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:12:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Garin Tzedek]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4755</guid> <description><![CDATA[Garin Tzedek (&#8220;seed of justice&#8221;) is a group of students on Year Course who devote spare time to supporting the rights of Darfurian and Sudanese asylum seekers in Israel.  This group was created by some of last year&#8217;s chanichim by their own initiative.  This kind of peer leadership (as opposed to staff-driven programming) is what has made Young Judaea special for the last 100 years!&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/garin-tzedek-making-israel-a-better-place/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/garin-tzedek-making-israel-a-better-place/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Arad and Israel:  More than Just the Big Cities</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/arad-and-israel-more-than-just-the-big-cities/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/arad-and-israel-more-than-just-the-big-cities/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:02:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Participant Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4556</guid> <description><![CDATA[With opportunities to live in the Holy City (Jerusalem) or the City That Never Sleeps (Tel Aviv), why the heck would anyone want to live in the Negev, Israeli or visiting American?  While the answer may not immediately reveal itself, much can be learned about both a place and oneself with a willingness to look beyond the superficial.  Just as America is as much about&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/arad-and-israel-more-than-just-the-big-cities/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/arad-and-israel-more-than-just-the-big-cities/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An Outside Look at Year Course</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/an-outside-look-at-year-course/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/an-outside-look-at-year-course/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:32:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bat Yam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Negev]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4480</guid> <description><![CDATA[This week, Young Judaea is proud to host a visit by five Jewish community leaders from across the United States.  Here is an edited piece from the <a
href="http://joshbroide.blogspot.com/2011/01/jsu-south-florida-goes-israel-to-see.html  ">blog</a> of one of these leaders, Josh Broide of Boca Raton, Florida.  Stay tuned for great updates later this week! <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/wp-content/uploads/Rabbi-Josh-Broide.jpg" rel="wp-prettyPhoto[g4480]">&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/press/an-outside-look-at-year-course/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a> One of JSU’s missions is to expose students in our local public schools to other Jewish programs in]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/an-outside-look-at-year-course/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Different Perspectives</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/different-perspectives/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/different-perspectives/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:20:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Negev]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Participant Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4476</guid> <description><![CDATA[Life on Year Course is filled with experiences which are literally once-in-a-lifetime (if you&#8217;re lucky).  Here are a couple of anecdotes which can give us perspectives they would probably never encounter in America:  playing with a group of non-American children and visiting an army base.
Elana Stern, New Jersey, Section 2 chanicha
I arrived back to Arad a couple of weeks ago and needless to&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/different-perspectives/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/different-perspectives/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Daily Life in Arad</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/daily-life-in-arad/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/daily-life-in-arad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:48:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volunteering]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=4432</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ariel Bigio, Section 2 madricha
After more than week removed from winter break, it&#8217;s back to normal life in Arad which includes some interesting volunteer options.
Four of our chanichim are working at the Abir horse farm.  Here, our volunteers care for the animals: changing their water; feeding the turkeys, peacocks, and chickens; learning how to saddle and ride the horses; and of course getting&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/daily-life-in-arad/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/daily-life-in-arad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>My Life in Arad</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/my-life-in-arad/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/my-life-in-arad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:47:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Participant Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 2]]></category><guid
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I am already four months into Year Course and I cannot believe how much I have grown as a person. I have learned to live independently, travel around Israel, and have made headway on learning the Hebrew language. Currently I am living in Arad and have been here for about a month. Like any place, Arad has its pros and&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/my-life-in-arad/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/my-life-in-arad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Just Another Weekend in the Desert&#8230;.</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/just-another-weekend-in-the-desert/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/just-another-weekend-in-the-desert/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:45:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Participant Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 2]]></category><guid
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This is an edited description of just one of the possible weekend trips that our chanichim might take during the year.
So my weekend trip was very last-minute because I was planning on doing a hike to the Dead Sea with a couple of people but everyone who was going to go backed out.  Suddenly, my friend Rachel asked if&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/just-another-weekend-in-the-desert/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/just-another-weekend-in-the-desert/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Carmel Fire:  Absorbing the Details</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/the-carmel-fire-absorbing-the-details/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/the-carmel-fire-absorbing-the-details/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:35:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bat Yam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerusalem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Negev]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3982</guid> <description><![CDATA[This piece was written on Sunday.  Thankfully, the fire has been extinguished since then.
By now, most of you have probably heard about the fire which has captured the attention of everyone in Israel and the international community.  Late last week, a fire broke out in the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carmel">Carmel region&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/the-carmel-fire-absorbing-the-details/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a> of Israel, the mountain range south of Haifa along the Mediterranean Sea.  While many questions have]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/jerusalem/the-carmel-fire-absorbing-the-details/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Just Your Average Week in the Desert&#8230;.</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/just-your-average-week-in-the-desert/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/just-your-average-week-in-the-desert/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:24:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Negev]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Participant Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 3]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3444</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a personal account of a recent week in the desert from Leora Lana Kaufman of Rye, NY&#8230;
This post would be way too long if I described everything in detail, so I’ll list a few highlights since Sukkot Break.
A  few days after returning home from our break, nearly our entire section  took a bus to the Dead Sea to attend a Matisyahu concert.&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/just-your-average-week-in-the-desert/" class="read_more">Read more</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/just-your-average-week-in-the-desert/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How Do You Say &#8220;Stop the Presses!&#8221; in Hebrew?</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/how-do-you-say-stop-the-presses-in-hebrew/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/how-do-you-say-stop-the-presses-in-hebrew/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:23:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 3]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3392</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our presence in the Negev is definitely not going unnoticed!  Here is an article from the local newspaper in Arad about what we&#8217;ve been up to thus far.  Translation below.
<a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/wp-content/uploads/arad-newspaper1.jpg" rel="wp-prettyPhoto[g3392]">&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/press/how-do-you-say-stop-the-presses-in-hebrew/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a> From Claire Sackman of FZY
On 30th August, 102 chanichim of Young Judaea and FZY embarked on their Year Course journey in the city of Arad.  Since our arrival, we have made some immediate and]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/press/how-do-you-say-stop-the-presses-in-hebrew/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VIDEO!  Check Out Our Digs in Arad&#8230;.</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/video-check-out-our-digs-in-arad/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/video-check-out-our-digs-in-arad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:45:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=3280</guid> <description><![CDATA[A few Year Course alumni were shocked to see our apartments in Arad when we posted this video on our <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/yjyearcourse">Facebook wall&#160; &#8230; <a
href="http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/video-check-out-our-digs-in-arad/" class="read_more">Read more</a></a>.  Our accommodations just keep getting nicer and nicer&#8230;.it doesn&#8217;t seem like these chanichim are complaining!
We&#8217;re excited to begin providing more and more videos of what our participants (and your children) are experiencing&#8230;.stay tuned for much more!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/video-check-out-our-digs-in-arad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Desert Hike at Sunrise</title><link>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/desert-hike-at-sunrise/</link> <comments>http://www.yearcourse.org/2010-2011/arad/desert-hike-at-sunrise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:13:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BenjiLovitt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Section 3]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.yearcourse.org/?p=2922</guid> <description><![CDATA[Life in the Negev is beautiful.  Last Thursday, we had a tiyul at sunrise on the outskirts of Arad, along a beautiful nature trail.  The views of the surrounding red mountains were stunning.  We finished the hike at the Gorni look out point as we took in everything around us.
At the end of the tiyul, we made a campfire and ate pita and labane&#160; &#8230; <a
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