Poland Wrap-Up: Range of Emotions
Posted in Kuma, Participant Stories on 24. Mar, 2011
Leora Lana Kaufman, Rye, NY; Section 3
It’s 5:45 AM. My field of vision is still blurry as I reach to turn off the buzzing alarm that awakens me from a deep sleep. The room is still dark and the air chilly, causing the hair to rise vertically on my goose-bumped arms. For about half a minute I’m completely disoriented: This doesn’t look like Bat … Read more
From Poland to Israel
Posted in Kuma, Participant Stories on 17. Mar, 2011
Just a few days ago, our chanichim on Kuma … Read more returned home from Poland. Here is the first testimonial about the powerful and heavy visit to one of the darkest places in Jewish history. Read to the end to see the good in what Jenna drew from this experience.
Jenna Basman, Golden Valley, MN
I’ve never been happier to return to Jerusalem. The entire plane began
Off to Poland
Posted in Jerusalem, Kuma, Section 2, Video on 09. Mar, 2011
Elana Stern, Livingston, NJ
Saturday, March 5
Hello from Jerusalem! Well, it’s officially real: I am back in Israel, unpacked and living in my new apartment on Derech Hevron. It’s been a surreal few days: orientation, meetings, choosing classes, taking Hebrew placement exams and learning my new neighborhood. We’re about a 15 minute bus ride from the center of Jerusalem (Ben Yehuda Street and King … Read more
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