Milwaukee Jewish Day School’s first 8th grade trip to Israel, the culmination of our students’ 10 years of Hebrew and Jewish education, took place in 2008. Students followed a historical trail through Israel and also spent time in our Partnership 2000 Sovev Kinneret region. MJDS students have declared this trip a
“transformational” experience – one that will forever bond them to our people and the land of Israel. We are deeply grateful to the anonymous donor whose gracious gift has established a fund to help make these trips possible.

Highlights of the MJDS 2010 Israel trip

Palmach Museum
Camel rides and an overnight stay in a Bedouin tent 
Crawling through the Bar Kochba caves 
Archeological dig at Beit Guvrin
Hiking on Golan Heights
Shopping on Ben Yehuda and Nachalat Binyamin Streets
Tefillah at Masada 
Floating in the Dead Sea
Shopping in Machane Yehuda
Praying at the Kotel 
Kayaking on Jordan River
Visiting Yad Lakashish
Volunteering at a food center
Seeing Na'Laga'at - a unique Israeli play
Programming with 8th graders at ORT school in Tiberias
Rabin Square 
Independence Hall in Tel Aviv 
Yad Vashem 
Herzl Museum