Category: Teen Israel
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Ethan VanderWalde : My Teen Israel Experience
With the generous support of Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund, I was able to spend the summer of 2023 in Israel. I am lucky to have been to Israel with my family, but I missed my Bornblum 8th grade school Israel trip due to Covid. I wanted to travel…
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Ari Taub: My Teen Israel Experience
Israel was always a special place to me, even though I had never visited. I thought about it as my second home away from home. The summer of 2023 proved to me that I was right; Israel is my second home. I felt so welcomed and everyone treated me like…
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Brooke Sanderson: My Teen Israel Experience
Brooke Sanderson, daughter of Stacy and Josh Sanderson is a junior at the Goldie Margolin School for Girls. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her NCSY JOLT program. All rising juniors and seniors are eligible for grants…
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Dahlia Siegel: My Teen Israel Experience
Dahlia Siegel, daughter of Rachel and Dr. Joel Siegel is a rising senior at the Goldie Margolin School for Girls. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of her Yad B’Yad Israel program. All rising juniors and seniors are…
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Amalia Shapiro: My Teen Israel Experience
I thought going to Israel was just another year of summer activities alongside my camp friends, the only difference being that we were in Israel and not at camp. I never expected I would learn so much about myself and what I enjoyed. Typically, my camp summers consist of the…
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Emma O’Leary: My Teen Israel Experience
Israel is an experience I had been hearing about for my entire life while growing up and going to my Jewish summer camp, Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI), for almost a decade. It was said to be the experience of a lifetime and the best experience we would ever have…
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Calla Coonin: My Teen Israel Experience
This past summer, with the help of the Lemsky Endowment Fund, I enrolled in a summer high school program with Alexander Muss High School in Israel. It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. I learned about the amazing country of Israel while making long-lasting friendships. I swam to the…
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Abe Friedman: My Teen Israel Experience
The three weeks I spent this summer in Israel with BBYO Israel Journey were truly unforgettable. I made so many new friends and experienced many new things. We began our journey in Jerusalem where we said the Shehecheyanu prayer at the Haas Promenade and wrote a letter to ourselves of…
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Dylan Speigel: My Teen Israel Experience
Dylan Speigel, son of Melinda and Michael Lejman, is a rising 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 NCSY Jewish Student Union TJJ Israel program. All rising juniors and seniors are…
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Rafael Goldkin: My Teen Israel Experience
Rafael Goldkin, son of Amy Goldkin and Alan Goldkin is a junior at Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to offset the costs of his NCSY Kollel Israel program. All rising juniors and seniors are eligible…
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