By Jonah Schumer

Only a week left, and we arrived in my hometown of Boston. Unfortunately, we spent more time than planned on the bus due to a flat tire. We started the morning off still in the Big Apple where we went to the campus of Columbia University and…

By Bradley Schwartz

Today was a great day in New York City. We started off in the morning by going to H&H bagels which is talked about a lot. We continued by meeting with Billy’s friend Scott Fried. Scott spoke about HIV/AIDS and gave us an informative lecture on sexual…

By Joe Kallman

One place that really touched me was Ellis Island.  Walking and seeing where the first wave of European immigrants came through got me questioning. Do I have ancestors who passed through Ellis Island? I remember coming here before but never thought of this before.

I found in…

By Luna Manela

Today we woke up in Pennsylvania and continued our drive to New York. For lunch we had a one of a kind experience at a Wawa gas station and convenience store. After a couple more hours of cruising, Frank Sinatra’s famous “New York, New York” boomed through…

By Jordan Taffet

To start off our last day in New York, we woke up nice and early. We headed towards the subway and made our way to the famous H&H bagel shop. Just standing outside you could smell the intoxicating aroma of authentic New York bagels. It was hard…

By Danielle Kerker

Today, after a long subway ride, the group arrived in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Out of all the areas of the city we have visited in the past couple of days, Crown Heights was by far the most “segregated”. The community is comprised of many minorities, the most…

By Samantha Sokol

As a New Jerseyan, I consider myself an honorary New Yorker – so I was thrilled when we pulled out of Clarion, PA and headed towards the great New York City. We stopped along the way for a traditional Pennsylvania lunch at the local WaWa. The New…

By Adam Nesenoff

I woke up this morning and got dressed in my Shabbat clothes to wear to church! I ate breakfast on New York bagels. We caught the subway into Harlem in order to go to a famous and historic church and experience the spirituality and passion of their…

By Hannah Marcus

Today was a very relaxing day. After a late wake up we made our way to Central Park. The Ingbers and my parents brought us some brunch. We then relaxed at the park and listened to David Ippolito, known as That Guitar Man in Central Park. It…

By Arielle Ladin

Today was another great day in the city that never sleeps. I personally love New York City and have been looking forward to this portion of the trip all summer. Our first outing of the day was to Ellis Island. We took the ferryboat from Battery Park…