December 2011
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November 2011
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September 2011
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May 2010
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May 15th
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A message from Josh!
May 14th
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A message from Haim!
May 14th
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A message from Scott!
May 13th
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Here’s a little story about two people: their names are Mac and PC, and they do not get along. The End. Our four wonderful interns all sent special messages to the YII class, but since Mac and PC don’t agree, they have to go up separately (it almost rhymes). A message from Emily!
May 13th
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May 10th
Oy! SO Good! →
Featured blog of the day! This blog was recently started by three of our SOs (significant others), Nani, Arielle, and Fran, to share their recipe creations with the world. Enjoy!
May 10th
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May 7th
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Kehilat Tzur Hadassah
This Shabbat was Molly and Bess’s last opportunity to experience a different synagogue in Israel, so Molly decided to visit Kehilat Tzur Hadassah. Tzur Hadassah is a Reform synagogue and they recently became a “twin congregation” with Molly’s home congregation, Temple B’nai Torah. Here is Molly’s Top 5 of the evening: 1. Meeting Rabbi Ofer Sabath-Beit Halachmi!...
May 6th
“Happy Birthday to our classmate, Ethan Prosnit!”
May 6th
“Last Day with Zohara, David Levine, and Yossi Leshem :( Last Day of Class!”
May 5th
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May 5th
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“Last Day of Israel Seminar :(”
May 4th
“Happy Birthday to SO Nani Abrams!”
May 4th
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“See you in LA, Dave Mendelsson!!!”
May 3rd
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May 3rd
“Last Day with Sima :( !כאן”
May 2nd
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Staff and Faculty Appreciation
Today was the HUC-JIR staff and faculty appreciation ceremony. Unfortunately, many of our staff and faculty were unable to attend the ceremony, but here is the Top 5 Highlights From the Event: 1. Anonymous comment from the crowd to Yoshi: “Go back to the Shuk!” 2. Nancy’s phone ringing as Bess said to Nancy: “Whenever we hear the Beatles’ song...
May 2nd
“Last day with Rivki :( We’ll miss you Peppermint Patty!”
May 2nd
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Jodie and Josh are In It to Win It.
Molly and Bess were honored to be able to attend their classmate, Jodie Gordon, and her fiance, Josh Bloom’s tenaim ceremony. The tenaim ceremony dates back to the 12th century, and was originally a ceremony for the two families to set the financial and logistical agreements for a wedding. Josh and Jodie put a lot of energy into researching the tenaim ceremony and reinterpreting it into...
May 2nd
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April 2010
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Babette's Waffles
Molly and Bess have been working all year towards their free waffle at Babette’s! Their dream was realized on motzei Shabbat (thanks to Dov), and a free waffle was had. Something to be concerned about: the lady at Babette’s recognized Molly and Bess. No matter. In honor of reaching their goal, here is their Top 5 List of Waffle Toppings to try at Babette’s: 1. Hot chocolate...
Apr 30th
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Shira Hadasha
How has the year gone by without a report on Shira Hadasha in the “Jerusalem Synagogue” series? Shira Hadasha is a self-proclaimed orthodox, feminist congregation in the Germany Colony of Jerusalem, and might be Molly’s top pick of the year. Here is Molly’s Top 5 of Shira Hadasha: 1. The most liberal-friendly mechiza in town! Shira Hadasha’s mechiza is more like a...
Apr 29th
“Happy Golden Birthday to our classmate, Bethie Miller!”
Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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Ha-Lahaka ("The Troupe") →
Today was our last movie day of the year. We watched “The Troupe”, a film about an entertainment troupe in the Israeli army just after the Yom Kippur War. Lots of singing, entertainment, and practical jokes! Great movie!
Apr 27th
“It’s parenthetically David Levine’s birthday.”
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Apr 23rd
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Yom Shopping
With less than a month left, Molly and Bess are taking their HUC-JIR Year-In-Israel Bucket List’s seriously, and today’s main event was shopping! All those things they’ve been putting off buying for the year. Here is their Top 5 List of Purchases: 1. We started out the day right with our tefillin purchases! 2. A few more kippot to go with that, purchased from Ann 3. Up the...
Apr 23rd
Apr 21st
“L’hitraot David and Amy!”
Apr 20th
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Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
Even though most stores were closed for Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel made up for it by making a lot of museums FREE for the day! Molly, David, and Amy spent the day running around checking things off their list (including two museums). Here is their Top 5 of the Day: 1. F-Balls are 100% pure fun! Especially after a strenuous walk to the Temple Mount.  2. Getting into the Israel Museum for FREE! Most...
Apr 19th
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Southern Excursion: Part II
Today was the first truly relaxing day Molly, David, and Amy had during their vacation. Here is their Top 5 of the Day: 1. Random Russian lady who sat down to have breakfast with Molly at the hotel. Only slightly awkward.  2. Molly and David hit up the Dead Sea one more time before driving back up north to Jerusalem.  3. David got his wish to ride on a camel. 4. Exciting discovery of the day -...
Apr 18th
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Southern Excursion
Trusty Getz, take us to the South! Molly, David, and Amy went down to the Dead Sea with a few stops along the way. Here is their Top 5 of the Day: 1. It should be noted that Budget is still out of maps (almost a month now), so we made the unfortunate mistake of relying on Google Maps…again… 2. Our first stop was at Qumran. So early in the day and already so hot! 3. This should...
Apr 17th