The beginning of this month marked the close of 18 days of “IsraeLinks” – Three Weeks of Learning and Adventure in Israel, a project of Chabad on Campus International Foundation.
During the trip, a group of 40 students were based in Tzfat and Yerushalayim, where they dedicated most of their days to learning. The rest of the time was spent on thrilling excursions in the lap of nature as well as visits to historic sites around Israel.
The group was escorted by a team of shluchim. Accompanying this trip were Rabbi Zalman and Yehudis Bluming (Duke University) and Rabbi Eli Silberstein (Cornell University). The students enjoyed the experiential learning program and strengthened their Jewish connection to the land.
“A unique trip like this has a powerful effect on every one of the students who participate,” says Rabbi Yossy Gordon, Executive Vice-President of Chabad on Campus. “In the last three years, close to 300 students participated in this project. For more than 90% of them, the trip strengthened their ties with Judaism on many levels.”
A second group of IsraeLinks has already landed in Israel to enjoy the learning and touring in this spectacular setting. The group is accompanied by Rabbi Zalman and Miriam Lipskier (Emory), as well as the renowned Chabad lecturer Rabbi Yossi Jacobson.
Israelinks is directed by Rabbi Yossi and Chaya Witkes of the Chabad on Campus International Foundation.
“More than anything else, this project personifies ‘ואתם תלוקטו לאחד אחד’”, says the organization’s chairman, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky. “The inner connection that is made with each participant in such a project has a great effect on every one of them, for all things related to Judaism.”
YOU’RE THE BEST!!!
LOVE Rochi and Dini!
Hey Justin – You are in way too many pictures! Love the orange V-neck.
Where are all the pictures of the incredible week at ASCENT??
I know it is the real home of Israel Links .
We enjoy you always.
Rabbi MO
Keep up the incredible work Q!
Dear comment #4,
I don’t know who you are or where you get your information from, but you might want to consider checking your facts before posting.
Isrselinks has nothing to do with Mayanot. It is directed and funded in it’s entirety by Chabad on Campus.
So yes, Mayanot is a great institution, but NO, they are not a big part of the program.
you guys rock!
Go Rabbi ATIA!!!!!
good job on yor awesome work!!!!
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Go Zalmy & Yehudis Bluming!
You rock !
GO Yossi Witkes
I SEE THEM IN THE GIRLS MAYANOT CLASS ROOM WOOHOOO I MISS IT!!
PS GO LISA!!!!
LOVE DEVORAH
Yossi Witkes and family are the best!!!
Aha! So That’s where you’ve been hiding all this time:-)
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RABBI YOSSI AND CHAYA WITKES ARE THE BEST!!
I commend you on a beautiful program. It would be nice if you would at least mention the name Mayanot. After all, they are a big part of your program, and it would be much more difficult to for you to organize a program like this without Mayanot.
Chaya are these your pics you took with your new cam?
yossi you are amazing and a happy belated birthday