Hello, Welcome, and Review

Hello everyone and welcome to the official blog for Adas Israel's 10th Grade Israel trip! This will be the prime source for regular updates on what's happening while we travel. After receiving some feedback from the group, we have decided to shift away from facebook and opt for a regular blog format. Our overall plan remains the same--to post important reminders, documents, students' thoughts on the trip, pictures, and other similar items. This blog is private and closed to public so if you have friends or family members who would like to follow and read our posts, please send their email address to Danny.

We'd like to take this opportunity to briefly review our meeting from Tuesday. First and foremost, on Thursday morning, June 14th we will be meeting at Adas at 7:00am for the bus to Newark. Our flight departs Newark at 4:45 PM and we need to be there on time so please arrive at Adas promptly (alternative travel plans must be coordinated with our team by Tuesday May 2). We recommend that you pack according to the packing advice Marcy reviewed during the meeting. Also, please remember to pack a siddur and talis & tefilin if you have (if you don't have either, please be in touch with us). We encourage you to review the general itinerary if you'd like to get an idea of where we will be and when. We also encourage you to review the expectations of the trip found in the code of conduct. The group bus will be returning to Adas at around 10:30am on Thursday morning, June 28th but we will be in touch once we're on our way.

On the logistical end, along with Marcy, Sarah, Kerrith, and Danny, we will be joined by our tour guide, madricha (local counselor), driver and medic/guard, when we land in Israel. We will be in regular contact with Adas Israel's administrative team in Washington, DC and once we have received our Israeli phone numbers we will update everyone accordingly. We will be available 24/7 but ask that you contact us only in case of emergency. Students will likely have access to WiFi at various points during the trip but we ask that they minimize using devices during the trip.

Lastly, we'd like to remind everyone that confirmation photos will be in the Smith Sanctuary on Tuesday May 15, at 6:30 PM sharp. Please arrive promptly and dressed nicely as we will be taking pictures at the allotted time. Following pictures all students will head to a Ma'alot BBQ. Families are invited to join us at 7:30 PM, when we will have Nesiyah Tovah and Ma'alot awards in the Gewirz Beit Am.

As always please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Shabbat shalom!