 We took part in an inspiring Parents' Pilgrimage to Israel lead by NFTY in Israel. It gave us a taste of the amazing time our children were having on their NFTY in Israel summer experience, as they made new friends and explored their personal connections to Israel.
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“We parents all know that security is the issue that weighs heaviest on us as we send our young adults to Israel. I personally have never been so impressed by the arrangements, the organization the security, and the group rules that both NFTY and the Israeli government have put into place. I feel strongly that our loved ones will be safe and never will
Intentionally be in harms way, while together learning and sharing the experience that is the NFTY in Israel program.” - Richard, San Antonio, TX
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“Throughout my experience, I kept thinking how Israel is the culminating ‘piece’ of our children’s Jewish education and identity. From Hebrew school to religious school, to b’nai mitzvah, and midrasha, Israel is he element that brings everything else together.” - Lynn, Tulsa, OK
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“As we visited the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, climbed Masada, cried at Yad Vashem, and shared the bustle of Tel Aviv, the question changed from, ‘Should I send my child to Israel?’ to ‘How can I not send my child to Israel?’ As parents, we are concerned with offering our children the best: the best education, the best opportunities, our best. In Israel, it became stunningly clear to us that the ‘best’ that we can do for our children is to let them experience their Jewish homeland in person—a place vibrant and immediate, not fossilized in history books. We can gift our children with the opportunity to feel like a link in the chain of Jewish history; an opportunity to crystallize their own Jewish identity; and an opportunity to have an extraordinary bonding experience with their Jewish peers. When this transforming experience is wrapped in fun and adventure, you have given your child a lifelong gift.” - Maida, New York, NY
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