Children’s Village Teen Service Trip – Rachel Becker
Monday March 24, 2014 Today I woke up around 7:00 to meet the kids from the Shoham family at the bus station to say goodbye. It was a pleasant surprise as none of them were expecting me after our emotional goodbye yesterday. It was very surreal and emotionally challenging pulling out of the gate and […]
Children’s Village Teen Service Trip- Jerilyn Scott
March 22, 2014 The last two days have been relatively quiet ones, sticking close to the Village and enjoying all of our new friendships. We attended a lively community Purim parade in Karmi’el, had Shabbat dinner with our michpatons, and took a bus load of older teens to the movies. We have also helped out […]
Children’s Village Teen Service Trip – Jerilyn Scott
Thursday March 20, 2014 Today we spent the morning in Nazareth. It was not what anyone expected – “Nazareth” does not conjure up images of congested traffic, billboards, and Gucci watch shops. Nestled in the middle of 21st century chaos, however, the spring at which the Greek Orthodox faith believes the angel Gabriel appeared to […]
Children’s Village Teen Service Trip – Jerilyn Scott
Wednesday March 19, 2014 It’s been a very eventful couple of days! Yesterday we spent the morning in Haifa, a beautiful coastal city on a hill that is home to two of the top universities in Israel. We saw the Baha’i Gardens where one of the founders of the religion is buried. The beautiful formal […]
Children’s Village Teen Serivice Trip – Jerilyn Scott
Our time in Karmi’el is officially launched. We arrived at 7:30 this morning (local time) after an overnight flight. Our first challenge was jamming our 22 giant bags into a minibus that had no designated baggage space – an exercise in patience and ingenuity! We made it to the village by mid morning where we […]
Children’s Village Teen Service Trip – Emily Amato
Children’s Village Teen Service Trip – Day 2 By: Emily Amato On our first full day in Karmiel, Israel, we started out the day at 9AM by traveling to the city of Haifa. Our first stop there was the Baha’i Gardens which were so beautiful. We learned from our guide, Tomer, about the history of […]
Children’s Village Teen Serivice Trip – Rachel Becker
Children’s Village Teen Service Trip – Day 1 By: Rachel Becker We arrived earlier than expected this morning around 7:30 and made it through customs with no troubles. Fortunately, all twenty-three bags made it to our Tel Aviv destination and as we walked through the baggage claim terminal, Jonathan, our videographer was able to catch […]
CWB PLANS LARGEST-EVER POLAND STUDY SEMINAR
For the first time on a Poland Personally Study Seminar, CWB will need two buses: A record number, 80 people, will join the trip led by Dr. Tsipy Gur, two Holocaust survivors, and other CWB scholars June 29-July 7. This year’s trip will include a group of teachers from public and parochial schools in Wheeling, […]
INSIDE ISRAEL STUDY SEMINAR SUPPORTS EXPANDED GROUP OF TEACHERS
For the first time, Inside Israel – CWB’s Israel Study Seminar – will include not only teachers from the Pittsburgh region, but also educators from Wheeling, West Virginia, a new CWB community. Teachers participating in this year’s seminar are from the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), Bethel Park High School, […]