On a recent mission trip to Israel, Rabbi Sharon Marcus, who led 17 Park Synagogue congregants, said everywhere they went, ...
Though I have a lot of family in Israel, I had only visited once. After I took the bar exam in 2009, I took a trip known as Birthright--a program that provides young Jews a free trip to Israel.
Birthright Israel announced that program participants will return to visit the northern regions of Israel for the first time since the Hamas-led terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.