On our last two days in Washington DC we explored the city. We made stops at the Smithsonian Museums, the Archieves, the White House, the Holocaust Museum, Politics & Prose Bookstore, seeing the Capitol Steps Comedy Show, The World War II, Korean and Vietnam Memorials, Lincoln, Jefferson and FDR Monuments …

From Danielle Ladin:

Today was another jam-packed day in Washington DC. We started out at AIPAC, the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. They work to insure strong US/Israeli relations. Jonathan Kessler met with us and spoke about the Jewish role in the founding of America, how our dual identities as …

From Anna Scodel:

Our stay in Washington began with what has been and what I assume will be my favorite experience of the entire trip. The group had the incredible experience of meeting with Representative John Lewis. At the beginning of the trip, we did an incredible amount of learning …

From Josh De Young:

We got to Philadelphia on Tuesday night and stayed in the suburbs, which are actually in New Jersey. While our trip can be educationally intense, we take time to have fun. Tonight, we went to see Dave Matthews in concert. It was a great night to …

From Lisa Lebovitz:

Massachusetts is a beautiful state and many of us have said that Boston is our favorite city. Our staff member, Spencer, led our introduction to Boston by taking us on the Freedom Trail. We saw the building in which the Declaration of Independence was read on it’s …

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 …

Our day began with a visit to Kent State University. Billy gave us a historical overview of what happened on May 4th, 1970. We spoke about what it means to live in a country that prides itself on freedom of speech but then turns itself on people using that freedom. …

From Josh Dubin:

Chicago, the windy city. We flew into Chicago late Sunday night from San Francisco. We got to our hotel around 1:30 AM and we got to sleep late the next morning.

We began our stay in Chicago with a very deep discussion about… pizza… Chicago deep-dish pizza. …

From Aaron Backer:

We got to San Francisco on Friday in the early evening. We were not able to make it to a synagogue so we walked over to the Yerba Buena Gardens for our own Friday night services. We talked about the importance of words to hurt and heal. …

From Daniel Riff:

We arrived in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon after a 4 hour drive from Las Vegas. We took a 3 hour tour of the Simon Weisenthal Museum of Tolerance. This was an interactive and informational experience, which we enjoyed. The tour included a session on child labor, …