Interest: Israel
Lir Blog – December 7, 2018
Happy Hanukkah everyone!! This week at Sunday school at United Hebrew, we learned about a special event that happened 71 years ago – November 29, 1947 – The Partition Plan….
Israel Legislative Mission Log: Day 5
Day 5: Ramallah and Jerusalem Today we were greeted by chilly weather and constant rain, but in spite of this we carried on with an ambitious agenda. Our first stop…
Israel Legislative Mission Log: Day 4
Above: Dinner with MK Yoel Hasson (Deputy Speaker of Knesset) Day 4: Nazareth and Jerusalem Today was dedicated to discussions around national security and domestic issues facing Israelis. In…
Israel Legislative Mission Log: Day 3
We started today at Leket, Israel’s largest food redistribution program. Leket’s partnerships in agriculture, tourism, and the business community allow them to use excess food and fresh produce to feed vulnerable individuals.
Israel Legislative Mission Log: Day 1
The goal of hybrid is to make the world a better and safer place, which is the same goal we have as Legislators. It has been interesting to continue to realize we left from Newark, which is the same size as this country.
Lir Blog – December 4, 2018
So now that I am back in Saint Louis after a very nice vacation, I am already settling in with my new Host Family House – the Smith Family. The…
Israel Legislative Mission Log: Day 2
Today we started early on our journey to Ben Gurion University in the Negev desert. We had an opportunity to visit with cutting-edge scientists using technology to solve real-world problems.
Snir Blog – November 29, 2018
Hanukkah is coming! I am very excited for Hanukkah, and this week was full of activities and games for the upcoming holiday. At Kol Rinah Religious School, we played a…
Snir Blog – November 22, 2018
This week we had the National Shinshinim Conference! Both Lir and I flew to NYC to meet with all of our friends that we hadn’t seen in 3 months! We…
Lir Blog – November 30, 2018
This last week, the week of Thanksgiving, was so busy! It started with a Shinshinim convention of four days in which I saw some of my Shinshinim friends that are…