by Jared Shih | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured, Uncategorized
Since its inception in 1961, URJ Heller High (formerly NFTY-EIE) has been our Movement’s most intense, challenging and rewarding Jewish living and learning Israel experience for teens. URJ Heller High alumni have gone on to be leaders of Jewish communities across...
by Jared Shih | Feb 20, 2019 | Featured, Uncategorized
By Bailey D., New Brunswick, NJ Nobody said that moving halfway across the world for four months would be easy. During my first couple weeks at URJ Heller High, the new challenges that I faced forced me to mature and reach out of my comfort zone. Adapting to such a...
by Jared Shih | Jan 23, 2019 | Featured, Uncategorized
Spring 2019 departs in just a few days, and our staff in Israel are hard at work getting ready for the arrival of our newest students. Six of those staff are our wonderful Madrichim (counselors)–Nitzan, Mili, and Omri. Our Heller High Madrichim play a crucial role in...
by Jared Shih | Dec 13, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
This is part one of two posts about Fall 2018’s experience engaging with speakers representing different approaches to Jewish life. Read part two. by Talia R., Cincinnati, OH With the promise of breakfast in the Zula (student lounge) due to Israel’s...
by Jared Shih | Oct 31, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
By Jon Ramsay 10/21/2018 This blog post is part of a featured series by writer Jon Ramsay, friend of URJ Heller High. This series was written during a ten-day trip alongside the students of the Fall 2018 semester. In Judaism, tombs are lessons and graves are meant to...
by Jared Shih | Oct 23, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
By Jon Ramsay October 16, 2018 This blog post is part of a featured series by writer Jon Ramsay, friend of URJ Heller High. This series was written during a ten-day trip alongside the students of the Fall 2018 semester. What hits you first is the noise. This is not a...
