Shalom lekoolam,Today was a blast not to mention how we didn’t have to fast! Our adventure started bright and early in the morning when we had the best breakfast yet! It soon continued as we arrived at Universal Studios for a one of a kind experience. After entering the park it was as if we…
Category: Summer 2014
Big Bear Lake! By Mark Lieberman
After 9 days of meat free meals, Tisha B’Av has finished and bus 1 is off to Great Bear Lake! After a 2hour and 30 minute drive departing at 6am we arrived to a camp where we would be zip-lining and hiking till lunch. It was amazing and everyone had an amazing time and got to experience…
Tisha B’Av by Brandon Schachter
Tisha B’Av is the the day we fast and have multiple other restrictions to mourn the loss of the temples. We started off the day with a lovely sleep in until 8:00 (not kidding, most days we can wake up as early as 5:30). This nice sleep in was followed by our usual breakfast before we get on…
Day7
Day 7 was a fun day, and we had fun while giving back to the community. After waking up at the rather late time of six in the morning, we went into our daily tefillah workshop groups in which we talked about various topics, such as prayer, Jewish identity, and historical events. After our workshops…
Shabbat in L.A
Shabbat is a time to reflect on the week, to rest and connect with G-d spiritually and emotionally. Our first Shabbat was an eye-opening and incredible experience. It was a time where everyone united as one as we sang the Shabbat songs and danced along. Many teens enjoyed the singing and dancing because it was…
Day 3! It’s hot out side and we are shvitzing!
By: Ben Lewis, Emma Rosin and Jordyn Rosenberg After a long day at the Grand Canyon, we got to sleep in!… Until 6:30. However, everyone did not mind because they knew it would be the start of another fantastic day on TJJ. We had an outdoor breakfast which included cereal, yogurt, muffins and cake followed…
Meet your bus director!!
Rabbi Avi Levinson (Bus director) This is my third consecutive summer of doing TJJ and I can’t wait for another great summer! For the past seven years, I have worked full-time for NCSY and the Thornhill city director and as the managing director of the Jewish Professional Alliance. In the summer of 2011, I completed…
Meet Esther!!!
Hi everyone! My name is Esther Klein or Esther my bester if you wish! I am a current student at York University and I am studying communications. I studied in Israel for a year after high school at a school called Machon Maayan. I gained a love for Israel that cannot even be described. I…
Meet Rebecca!!!
TJJ BUS 1!! Waddup!! Hello! My name is Rebecca Cymbalista. I am 21 years old and am currently studying Communications and Media at York University. I have been involved in NCSY since I was a teenager and love being a part of the NCSY family. Now for some random facts: I am extremely energetic and…
Meet David!!
Hi my name is David Toledano and I’m going to be 21 this summer. I am currently in York University taking Kinesiology just finishing my first year hopefully on my way to becoming a doctor or a therapist. I spent the past two years in Israel and gained so much from the experience. I really…