by Jared Shih | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Being here on this program has been the best experience of my life, and the lessons I have learned here will be ones I carry with me throughout the rest of my life. I have learned independence, time management, self-advocacy, confidence, endurance, and more. The...
by Jared Shih | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Jon Ramsay 11/20/18 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. There are two separate strategies to educate high...
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 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, seventy-six North American high schoolers landed at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv to begin the Spring 2019 semester of URJ Heller High. Some fast facts about the class: They represent 15 different states, D.C., and Ontario, Canada They come from 40...
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...
