Tag: Israel

  • Memphis Jewish Federation Launches Israel at 75 Programming Calendar

    Memphis Jewish Federation Launches Israel at 75 Programming Calendar

    Familiarizing Jewish Memphians to the land, people, and culture of Israel is a major priority for Memphis Jewish Federation, and anniversaries are a great opportunity to do it in a big way. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, and to mark this…

  • Benjamin Siegel: My Teen Israel Experience

    Benjamin Siegel: My Teen Israel Experience

    Benjamin Siegel, son of Dr. Joel and Rachel Siegel, is a senior at Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys (pictured doing a headstand with a statue of Ben-Gurion at his childhood home). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the…

  • Jordan Infeld: My Teen Israel Experience

    Jordan Infeld: My Teen Israel Experience

    Jordan Infeld (pictured second to the right on top of Masada with his friends Louis Reagler, Gabriel Freedman, Micah Unowsky, and Jacob Shapiro), son of Dr. Jason and Stephani Infeld, is a senior at Memphis University School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience…

  • Jonas Kannady: My Teen Israel Experience

    Jonas Kannady: My Teen Israel Experience

    Jonas Kannady, son of Rachel and Geoff Kannady, is a senior at White Station High School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of his BBYO program in Israel. All rising juniors and seniors are eligible for grants of…

  • Mandy Cassius: My Teen Israel Experience

    Mandy Cassius: My Teen Israel Experience

    Mandy Cassius, daughter of Melinda and Lyn Cassius, is a senior at White Station High School, and is pictured riding a donkey at Kfar Kedem. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her NCSY/ JSU/The Jewish Journey program…

  • A Summer in Israel to Remember

    A Summer in Israel to Remember

    Pictured from left to right: Jordan Infeld, Gabe Freedman, Drew Harris, Jacob Shapiro, Louis Reagler, Jack Benjamin, and Michael Hirsch are seen posing at the Tel Aviv Port statue. “The most inspiring part of my Israel trip was spending two nights in the desert,” said Michael Hirsch, a senior at…

  • Four New Israeli Technologies Ahead of the Cutting Edge

    Four New Israeli Technologies Ahead of the Cutting Edge

    This week, Bloomberg News released their Bloomberg Innovation Index for 2017, which ranked 50 countries based on the strength of each country’s research and development, productivity, high-tech density, higher education, concentration of researchers, added value in manufacturing, and patent activity. Israel took the 10th spot this year, living up to one of…

  • JAFI: Connecting Jews to Israel

    JAFI: Connecting Jews to Israel

    The latest download of news from our partners at The Jewish Agency for Israel is filled with stories about action, passion, and impact. Read on to learn more about the lives we change together through philanthropy.   BRINGING ISRAEL TO JEWISH COMMUNITIES Building bridges in the face of adversity. After…

  • Adventures in the Desert

    Adventures in the Desert

    -by Molly Rogers My journey in Israel started with a four day stay in the Negev. Before this adventure in the desert, I thought: “Oh, I’m just with a group of normal Jewish teenagers. It’s not like this hike could be very strenuous.” Boy, was I wrong! Throughout my trip,…

  • From the streets of Tsfat to the heights of Mt. Masada

    -by Spencer Gruber Similar to many people travelling to Israel for the first time, I was eager to learn the history behind the birthplace of our religion and people. I had heard many stories from other members of my Temple’s congregation, friends, and family members about their experiences in Israel,…