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The JLI Israel experience in pictures

 

April 21, 2023

Chabad of North Orlando

No trip to Jerusalem is complete without a bit of shopping. Here, the Chabad of North Orlando group visits the upscale Mamilla Mall, where we all wore white "Land and Spirit" scarves. It wasn't for religious reasons - it was cold!

Mystical, spiritual, busy –and darn fun! That's my description of my recent eight-day trip to Israel sponsored by the Jewish Learning Institute, Chabad's comprehensive learning/educational resource company headquartered in Brooklyn.

The trip was attended by some 750 Jews and 60 rabbis from across the United States, plus a few international travelers. The March 12-19 Israel trip was unique in that it offered seven different programming tracks, with names like "Food and Wine," "In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors" and "Meet the Israelis." "The trip appealed to Jews who had never been ther...



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