Israel Mega Mission 2012I am a participant on the 2012 Centennial Mega Mission. This summer marks the 100 year anniversary of Pittsburgh's Jewish Federation. The celebratory trip will include visits to Karmiel and Misgav, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the dead sea region and more. Please follow my blog, which I will update regularly throughout the trip, to read about the exciting things we'll do ranging from the traditional to the unique. There are some fantastic things on our itinerary that I look forward to sharing with you all. I will also invite other participants to share their experiences by contributing pictures, telling me stories, or writing their own guest blog entries.
Contact Abby at abbygordon@me.com.
The Sister Cities: The Last Night by AbbyGordonAfter our separate experiences in the Karmiel area, the whole mission gathered in Karmiel. We helped to create a permanent sculpture based on Leah Goldberg’s children’s book Apartment ...
Kibbutz Eshbal by AbbyGordonOn Thursday the mission broke into smaller groups to see a variety of geographical sites and Federation projects throughout the region. My group visited Kibbutz Eshbal [http://www.eshba...
The Sister Cities: First Night by AbbyGordonOnce everyone had arrived in Israel, we all met at Mount Arbel in the Lower Galilee region. From atop Mount Arbel we saw incredible panoramic views of the region, including most of the...
En Route to The Sister Cities by AbbyGordonI've been having a bit of trouble getting my posts to upload in Israel — I am trying without pictures and will add them later if this works. We left Tel Aviv on Wednesday and headed for Pitt...
A Pre-Mission Greeting From Tel Aviv by AbbyGordonWe arrived in Tel Aviv at 2:30 a.m. local time. Amsterdam was a beautiful old city, but by the end we were all very ready to get to Israel. Unfortunately we weren't able to go to the Anne Frank M...
Introduction by AbbyGordon
275 Pittsburghers will be traveling to Israel together from June 19-28 for the Federation's "Centennial Mega Mission." The trip will include visits to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the Dead Sea region,...
275 Pittsburghers will be traveling to Israel together from June 19-28 for the Federation's "Centennial Mega Mission." The trip will include visits to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the Dead Sea region,...