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Meet Your #Birthright Israel Shorashim #Bus337 Staff

By Shorashim

Ori Adelstein
 

Where are you from?

Tel Aviv, Israel

Where do you currently live?

A Kibbutz in the South.

What is your favorite place in Israel?

The desert is my favorite place to take participants!

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I was a weather forecaster in the army.

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Come open - to the sights, the people, the ideas. Use your five senses when you're here. Take it in! Let it confuse youand after, keep in touch with the friends you made, with people you meet, and with Israel!

Anything else?

I'm excited! Can't wait to see you soon <3

Bekkah Gold

Where are you from?

New Rochelle, NY

Where do you currently live?

New York City

What is your favorite place in Israel?

This always changes, but right now, I am thinking about Nahal Zavitan in the Golan Heights. Especially during the summer, it is amazing to go on a beautiful hike and end up at a gorgeous stream to jump into!  

What is a fun fact about yourself?

Well, the short version of this fun fact is that I surprisingly do not know how to ride a bike! My dad taught me once on the sand (in case I fell, so I wouldn't get hurt... How can you not fall on the sand?!) but it didn't stick. But once, when I was on Birthright myself, we were supposed to go on a bike ride and no one believed that I actually couldn't ride a bike - they thought I was lazy! So, they made me prove that I couldn't ride a bike and, of course, I fell. Embarrassing, but learning is on my to do list!

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Take this 10-day opportunity to be your true self. Let yourself be vulnerable and open to new experiences and new people. The more you make out of it, the more you will get out of this amazing experience!

Anything else?

I can't wait to meet all of you!