(Click to enlarge all images.)

By Harry Kaplan

By Martin Fields

Today was the second Shabbat of the trip. We created our own Friday night services last night in the style of Reconstructionist Judaism.  We had our service outside in a park down the road from our hotel, surrounded by the mountains of Zion.

Today we got to …

By Brenden Carol

Today we got off to a great start, as we got to sleep in late. We then drove to the Grand Canyon. I saw some amazing things from different rock formations to Buffalo, and then we arrived at the Grand Canyon. We started with lunch and then …

By Rachel Podber

“Find your own space and listen to the silence.” This was the directive given to us by Billy. Listen to the silence? My whole life I haven’t really taken the time to sit still and listen to silence. I’ve always been constantly moving and always doing something. …

By Dylan Sykes

We woke up at 9 AM and went to the Grand Canyon which was about 2 hours away. After having lunch we finally got to see the awesomeness of the Grand Canyon. We were on the North Rim and the views were spectacular.

We went on a …

From Ed Long:

We got to sleep late again because the day had less planned than usual. On the ride to the Grand Canyon I got very excited that I would finally see THE Grand Canyon for the first time. As we entered the park for the North Rim it …

From Matt Harmon:

As I indulged myself in some fresh water at the visitors center, I looked over at Daniel Riff as if to gain approval for what I was about to do. Excitement was building inside my head. I drew the deepest breath I could and yelled “ECHO!!”. Heads …