We spent the last two weekends on staff training seminars gearing up for this summer - first in the Negev and then in the Golan. We are so excited to meet all of our excellent participants in just a few short weeks! What do you wish you could relive about your summer on Nesiya?
It is with deep pride and admiration that we congratulate Nesiya family member Ilana Ruskay-Kidd on receiving the 2016 Covenant Award. As the founder and head of The Shefa School, a pluralistic Jewish day school in New York for children with special needs, Ilana has deepened her enhancement of and impact on Jewish education and the greater Jewish community. This [...]
Today is GLOBAL JEWISH UNITY DAY. A day when Jews from all around the world will join together to celebrate diversity, tolerance, and ahavat yisrael. In the words of Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks, practice (or non-practice) of Judaism is that "which binds us together as a family." We at Nesiya value unity, respect, sharing and [...]
L'ag B'omer elicits many different reactions from many different people. Here in Israel, it is the national day of children gathering around bonfires late into the night, or of incredible traffic in the entire North of Israel as thousands flock to Mt. Meron. For many others, it is a blip in the calendar that has [...]
