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Loving the Journey: Cincy Journeys molds Jewish leaders

Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. Cincy Journeys helps every Cincinnati Jewish child attend overnight Jewish camp and every Cincinnati Jewish young adult travel and learn in Israel. Cincy Journeys, which is managed by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and funded by the Jewish…

March of the Living : Why We Walk

Managed by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and funded by The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, Cincy Journeys high school Israel travel grants change lives—take it from the teens who traveled on March of the Living, a trip that sends Jewish high school seniors to Poland on Yom HaShoah…

Finding home away from home

Why overnight Jewish camp and Israel travel proved the right route for one Orthodox family What’s the best thing about visiting Israel? If your name is Michal, it might be as simple as having your name pronounced correctly. “It was her first week in Israel that my daughter…

Me, My Camera, and Israel

By Daniel Marchese Prior to my trip in June, I had already been to Israel twice. The first time, I went with my grandmother to celebrate my Bar Mitzvah. It was a truly special experience, to see firsthand all of the things you only hear about in Sunday school. The second time was in…

Guest Post: Wyoming High School Alumni get On-the-Job Experience in Israel

Three Wyoming High School graduates are spending this summer as interns in Israel. They are part of a group of fourteen college students from across the greater Cincinnati area taking part in Onward Israel, a program that places Jewish students in internships in their chosen fields of study…