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Cooking Kubeh for Credit

Year Course participant Dan Dobro on a recent cooking lesson. In our Jewish Sociology class with Dr. Avi Rose, we learned about and then made kubeh. Kubeh can be found […]

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The Spirit of Arik Einstein

Year Course participant Steph Blizter reflects on Arik Einstein’s passing Even before I went to CYJ Sprout Lake (starting in Ofarim) I was singing Arik Einstein’s music. “Ani V’Ata” was […]

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Siyur to Hevron

Year Course participant Yoni Krakow writes about the Year Course trip to Hevron. Our siyur to Hevron last Thursday was one of the most interesting experiences I have had on […]

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My Overnight Trip on the Business Track

Hannah Newburger shares her recent overnight trip on the Year Course Business Track: I would just like to say, more people should sign up for this track! It was awesome […]

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What Magen David Adom Has Done for Me

With another year coming to an end, the incredible stories about our chanichim’s experiences are in no short supply. Here is a great piece written by Adi Genosar about her volunteer […]

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How To Save A Life — Heroism In Auschwitz

In wake of the recent tragedies in Boston, it feels like the perfect time to share a recent experience I had on Young Judaea Year Course, my nine-month Masa program […]