April 27, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience: Top 4 Sights of Day 9
By Ayelet & Emili VR Headsets in the Shimon Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation During our time at the Peace and Innovation Centre in Tel Aviv, we…
April 26, 2023
CJA Students Moved by Beautiful Performance of the Children of Willesden Lane
By Mira Tappenden On Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, through the generous support and coordination by Calgary Jewish Federation’s Holocaust and Human Rights: Remembrance and Education department, grade 7…
April 25, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Day 8: Masada, Dead Sea & Tel Aviv
By Zoe E. & Batya H. This is what it looks like to wake up at 3:00 in the morning to hike Masada before sunrise! MADE IT!!!! The view…
April 25, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Day 7: A Photo Blog - Caves, More Caves, and the Desert!
By Zoe E. and Batya H. Here’s us at Ir David- an archeological site with ruins from Jerusalem during biblical times- about to go caving through tunnels built…
April 24, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Days 5 & 6: A Conversation about Shabbat in Jerusalem
By David S. and Zach M. David: Hello Zach! Can you tell us a little bit about what we did on Friday in Jerusalem? Zach: First thing in the…
April 24, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Day 4: Five of the Coolest Places we Visited on Day 4
By Jonah M. 1) The coolest place we visited, for me, had to be Rosh HaNikra, which are water-filled caves by the Mediterranean Sea right on the border…
April 20, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Day 3: Four Memorable Moments
By Akiva L. 1) Participating in our P2G sister school Har V’Gai’s science class:This experience stood out to me because I found it interesting to see how teachers…
April 19, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Day 2: Exploring Tzfat and Hiking!
By Alex M & Adam P We woke up for the first time in Israel and went downstairs to have a delicious Israel breakfast at the hotel- shakshuka,…
April 18, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience: Arrival & Jumping into Israel
After months of planning, trans-atlantic communication, and preparation in the classroom, it was finally time to head to Israel on the grade 9 trip! We met at the…