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 …

By Shelby Margolin

I woke up this morning to the sound of my three friends getting ready. As soon as I opened my eyes, I realized that this was the day I had been looking forward to the most. I would finally be in New York! It is also my …

By Jaime Grabell

We finally made it! Our dash to New York was complete.

We started our New York adventure by having a meeting with the American Jewish World Service. We learned about their work with Darfur and we were able to connect it to our Jewish teachings. We also …

From Jamie Haber:

New York was a blast! From the minute we arrived we were so busy. First we went to talk with Ruth Messinger, the Director of the American Jewish World Service. She spoke about the work that AJWS does. They work with 31 countries and go to places …

From Aris Voorde:

After spending the night in Clarion, PA we started the day with a sleepy bus ride to NYC. On the way, we watched “Fahrenheit 911”. Billy challenged us to watch it critically and form our own opinions on what Michael Moore was saying in his movie.

Once …

From Leah Kleinberger:

We arrived in the Big Apple, New York City, on Thursday afternoon. Walking around, we felt the vibrant energy on the streets. We caught a train from our Upper West Side hotel to the West Village.

The first person we met with was the inspirational speaker, and …

From Marla:

We arrived in New York City in the late afternoon and checked into our hotel. After freshening up a bit, we got on the bus and journeyed to the Meadowlands to see Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen. When we arrived, we realized that our seats were a little less …