May 14-Colliding Narratives and Definitions

This blog post was brought to you by Melissa M...   In the Middle East, particularly in Israel, just about every term can be defined a thousand ways. We were able to appreciate the diversity in opinions and definitions in the…

Title: Im Tirtzu: “If you will it, it is no dream.”

This blog post was brought to you by Stephanie B... Guest Speakers We started the day by meeting two students from Hebrew University, a premier university in Israel. First we met Ala’a, an Israeli Palestinian student born in Haifa; when…

National Remembrance in Israel: Emotion, Identity, or Politics?

This blog post was brought to you by Marie S... This is a photo I took overlooking the Western Wall during the start of Shabbat on Friday, March 11, 2016. The circle of people is composed mostly of IDF soldiers, Birthright kids, confused…

Aziz Abu Sarah interviewed by Alan Johnson from Fathom

Aziz Abu Sarah was interviewed by Alan Johnson for Fathom about the role that vision, hope, and bridge building have in creating peace. "What we really need to do is build bridges between these two communities, especially among young people,…

Our First Day

This blog post was brought to you by Rayzel R... We had a great opening day- even jet lagged, everyone was in good spirits. We heard three powerful speakers. Alice Shalvi who shared her life story: -telling of her aliyah from England; her…

Your Guides!

This blog post is brought to you by Rabbi Sarah Leah G... Your guides: Alisa Rabbi Rayzel Rabbi Sarah Leah  

MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah featured on NPR’s TED Radio Hour

Guy Raz from NPR's TED Radio Hour hosted co-founder Aziz Abu Sarah on this week's episode, "Beyond Tolerance." Click on the links below to listen to his story and his inspiration...

Lessons learned from The Holy Land

Today's post comes from Rob E... On Saturday we met with Dr. Husam Zomlot, the Executive Deputy Commissioner, FATAH Commission for International Relations at his office in Ramallah in the West Bank. Husam is a charismatic, articulate,…

Reading material for our trip…

This blog post is brought to you by Rob E. I just ordered these five books just in time to bring with us to Israel and Palestine. I could have ordered a dozen from Mejdi's great reading list, but I had to stop somewhere! These books can form…