Travel

Host a Foreign Student This Summer

By JoyAWeinstein on ‍‍May 15, 2013 - 6 Sivan 5773

Hosting a foreign student provides an opportunity for your family to learn about a different culture. Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged host families, student exchange, volunteer

Finding Jewish History in Ephesus, Athens, and Taormina

By Sandra Bornstein on ‍‍May 2, 2013 - 22 Iyar 5773

Sandra Bornstein takes us along on a cruise in the Mediterranean Sea… Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged Athens Holocaust Memorial, Beth Shalom Synagogue in Athens, Ephesus, Inquisition and Sicily, Jew life in Ephesus, Jewish Museum of Greece, Jewish Quarter in Taormina, Jews and Sicily, Jews in Ancient Rome, Temple of Hadrian in Ephesus | 1 Response

Travel: How to Maximize a Brief Cruise Stop in Israel

By Sandra Bornstein on ‍‍March 24, 2013 - 13 Nisan 5773

If a visit to Israel is in conjunction with a cruise stop, what’s the best way to maximize a three-day stop? Local writer Sandra Bornstein has some suggestions. Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged ancient Israel Necropolis, Bet She’arim, Billy Rose Art Garden at the Israel Museum, Four Sephardic Synagogues in Old City, Hamat Teverya National Park, Harmony Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Jacob Firsel, Jerusalem Landmarks, Machane Yehuda Market, Marc Chagall Windows and Hadassah Hospital, Mideast Conflict, Montifiore’s Windmill, Naharayim, Old City of Akko, places to visit in Jerusalem, places to visit in the Galilee, Sandra Bornstein, Theodor Herzl, Visit to the Old City of Jerusalem

Jewish Walking Tours in Rome

By Sandra Bornstein on ‍‍December 24, 2012 - 11 Tevet 5773

If you’re traveling to Rome and are interested in taking a tour that focuses on Jewish culture and history, consider one of Micaela Pavoncello’s walking tours. Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged Jewish ghetto of Rome, Jewish walking tours of Rome, London Jewish walking tour, Micaela Pavoncello, Roman Jewish catacombs, The Great Synagogue of Rome | 1 Response

Visiting with Sarah Cohen, one of the few Jews remaining in Jew Town.

A Visit to Munnar and Cochin, India

By Sandra Bornstein on ‍‍October 29, 2012 - 13 Heshwan 5773

Sandy Bornstein shares a travel experience in India – fascinating! Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged india, Jewish

Looking for Jewish London

By Sandra Bornstein on ‍‍October 17, 2012 - 1 Heshwan 5773

Sandy Bornstein shares a photo-journey through Jewish London. Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged history, Jewish, london, synagogues, Travel

Letter From Vilna

By Michael Jay Stutzer on ‍‍July 17, 2012 - 27 Tamuz 5772

Historically, both Vilna and the rest of Lithuania provided a relatively safe haven for Jews, growing to become a sizable minority of 250,000 before the annexation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union. Not so much today. Read More >>

Posted in Guests and Blogs, Travel | Tagged gaon, lithuania, vilna, vilnius | 1 Response

Int’l Jewish Outdoor Club Coming to Colorado

By Staff on ‍‍June 17, 2012 - 27 Sivan 5772

Mosaic Outdoor Club is holding their 2012 International Labor Day event at the JCC Ranch Camp near Elbert, CO this summer. Read More >>

Posted in Denver -Statewide, Travel | Tagged jcc ranch camp, Mosaic, outdoors

“Mifgash” Screens at Boulder JCC

By Kathryn Bernheimer on ‍‍February 12, 2012 - 19 Shevat 5772

Curious about Birthright trips? The Boulder JCC program intern explains why this new documentary is a must-see. Read More >>

Posted in Film, Travel | Tagged birthright, boulder, Israel, jcc, Jewish, mifgash

How to Get to Israel in Eight Steps

By Staff on ‍‍January 15, 2012 - 20 Tevet 5772

It all started the summer before my last semester at UW-Madison… Read More >>

Posted in Guests and Blogs, Jewish Life, Travel | Tagged birthright, boulder, Jewish, small jewish world | 2 Responses

Welcome to India

By Stephanie Schneider on ‍‍November 16, 2011 - 19 Heshwan 5772

Stephanie Schneider continues her service-learning journey, this time posting from India – wow! Read More >>

Posted in Tikkun Olam - Repair the World, Travel | Tagged b'tzedek, india, Israel, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World

New York Trivia Answers – Finally

By Kathryn Bernheimer on ‍‍October 2, 2011 - 4 Tishre 5772

New Yorkers who attended New York, New York said our trivia contest was hard! Find out yourself. Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged menorah, new york, trivia

Scene in Israel: 30 Minutes in Ramle

By Bruce Shaffer on ‍‍August 30, 2011 - 30 Av 5771

If you’ve only got 30 minutes in Israel, check out the shuk (market) in Ramle. Pound for pound, there’s more IL packed into this down home shuk than anywhere east of the beach. Photo slideshow. Read More >>

Posted in Guests and Blogs, Travel | Tagged Israel, photos, ramle | 2 Responses

Scene In Israel: Livin’ for the City, Part 2

By Bruce Shaffer on ‍‍August 9, 2011 - 9 Av 5771

Tel Aviv holds a rich ethnic, cultural and lifestyle diversity found in few cities in the world. Check out this photo story. Read More >>

Posted in Guests and Blogs, Travel | Tagged Israel, photos, tel aviv | 1 Response

Scene in Israel: Ghosts in the Machine

By Bruce Shaffer on ‍‍June 23, 2011 - 21 Sivan 5771

Our Israel correspondent explores the remains of Lifta village in Jerusalem. Photos Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged Israel, jerusalem, lifta, village

What Dvora Built in Salida

By Dvora Kanegis on ‍‍June 22, 2011 - 20 Sivan 5771

Artist Dvora Kanegis updates us on her latest “3D” project. Wonderful! Read More >>

Posted in Travel | Tagged art, biking, dance, dancing, galleries, hiking, renovaton, rental, restaurants, Salida, swimming, Travel, vacation

A Journey into the Heart of Ukraine

By Rabbi Marc Soloway on ‍‍May 16, 2011 - 12 Iyar 5771

Rabbi Marc Soloway shares stories from his journey to find the Baal Shem Tov and his disciples, and what is left of Jewish life, in Ukraine. Read More >>

Posted in Jewish Life, Travel | Tagged baal shem tov, Hassidism, ukraine | 6 Responses