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In Cuba in 2002, public restrooms charged for a square of toilet paper.
July 8, 2020, 6:12 am
One Square and COVID
How a MJCCA mission to Cuba recalled when the public had to pay for a small piece of a precious commodity hoarded during today’s pandemic.
By Shaindle Schmuckler
Doran Levin, 15, tends the campfire in front of the rented RV.
July 8, 2020, 6:10 am
Luxury on Wheels
A camping family left their tents and outdoor bedding at home because of COVID-19 this summer, opting instead for a recreational vehicle.
By Chana Shapiro
The last time Bernie and Laura Wolfberg were in Israel was in November.The last time Bernie and Laura Wolfberg were in Israel was in November.
July 6, 2020, 6:30 am
Locals Unable to Visit Family in Israel
Israel requires arriving citizens to quarantine for 14 days while foreigners aren’t allowed into the country at all.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
July 1, 2020, 6:28 am
Touring Israel from My Couch
JNF offers a paid weeklong virtual trip that simulates being on a tour bus to historic and natural sites, complete with reminders not to forget sunscreen and hats.
By Amy Seidner
Traveling to Israel is still on the bucket list of Barbara and Dick Planer.
June 10, 2020, 7:21 pm
What’s on Your Bucket List?
The frailty of life spotlighted by COVID-19 inspires Jewish Atlantans to consider aspirations previously on the back burner.
By Flora Rosefsky
Maybe you can’t go to the Great Barrier Reef right now, but you can experience the natural wonder from your couch.
May 13, 2020, 2:56 pm
Travel the World, Virtually
You don’t have to leave home to tour the globe, experience exotic tastes or recapture the sensation of a foreign country.
By Roni Robbins
Two years ago, Rabbi Brad Levenberg led a group from Temple Sinai to India.
March 11, 2020, 11:29 am
Temple Sinai Hosts Travel Scholar
Ahead of Temple Sinai's ambitious travel schedule, scholar and tour guide Jeremy Leigh discusses the ways Jewish travel can bring communities together.
By Bob Bahr
The students learn the history of the kibbutz.
May 22, 2019, 4:12 pm
AJA Students Explore Yokneam Illit Tech Boom
While on a trip to Israel, five students from the Atlanta Jewish Academy visited Yokneam Illit, sister city to Atlanta’s Jewish community.
By Patrice Worthy
Those on the trip included, from left: Zoe Sokol, Noa Dan, Bryan White, Eitan Linsider, Gabi Gadelov and Oron Porat.
May 22, 2019, 4:08 pm
Women Can Lead in Science Too
During a recent trip to Yokneam Illit in Israel, sister city to Atlanta, AJA students got glimpse of what it’s like to be a woman who leads in science.
By Patrice Worthy
Model adjacent to the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls.
May 22, 2019, 3:52 pm
Raffle-Winning Trip is Exploration of Israeli Art
At the 2018 Conexx gala, Susanne Katz won the grand prize trip to Israel, including: three nights in Tel Aviv, one week in Jerusalem and roundtrip airfare for two.
By Susanne Katz
Photo by Ellen Cohen // Flora Rosefsky, right, with husband and grandson, Jake, taking a walking tour of the Lower East Side neighborhood, where Jake lives in a renovated tenement, close to where Rosefsky’s paternal grandparents and their nine children once lived.
May 22, 2019, 3:44 pm
A Jewish Tourist in New York City
Traveling to NYC from ATL, with numerous reasonably-priced fares and flights of less than two hours means getting to NYC becomes a doable destination.
By Flora Rosefsky
Robyn Spizman at the harbor and famous Opera House in Sydney, Australia.
May 22, 2019, 3:37 pm
Jewish Geography in Australia and New Zealand
“Welcome to Australia. It’s worth the shlep!” This was the phrase on a colorful refrigerator magnet at a Jewish gift store in Australia.
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
April 17, 2019, 2:54 pm
A Passover Message from Jody Pollack
We live in a country where we have the freedom to make a temporary exodus to visit Eretz Yisrael and then return by choice – as often as we can.
By Jody Pollack
Roni Robbins
April 17, 2019, 2:53 pm
A Passover Message from Roni Robbins
Ah, the duality of liberation. On one hand, I’m blessed my children can spend time in Israel... On the other hand, I miss them and won’t be with them for the holiday.
By Roni Robbins
Deborah Herr Richter
April 17, 2019, 2:53 pm
The Freedom of Mobility
Movement is more than a basic, bodily function, it is a celebration of our bodies’ freedom.
By Deborah Herr Richter
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