MISSION POSSIBLE TO PRAGUE AND ISRAEL

2010-03-12 / Front Page


KING DAVID’S JERUSALEM. This photo was taken during the Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties’ recent Mission to Prague and Israel. On this particular day the group explored the excavation of King David’s Jerusalem, including walking through what might have been the very tunnel (water system) that David used to capture the Jebusite citadel. (More photos on Page 12) KING DAVID’S JERUSALEM. This photo was taken during the Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties’ recent Mission to Prague and Israel. On this particular day the group explored the excavation of King David’s Jerusalem, including walking through what might have been the very tunnel (water system) that David used to capture the Jebusite citadel. (More photos on Page 12)
TOP: Jewish Federation – Mission Possible: Prague & Israel Trip. A group picture in front of the Prague Castle in chilly February. Left to right are: Becky Taylor, Sheryl Rubin, Rabbi Aaron Gaber, Josh Cutler, Marg Mancuso, Marta Kripitz, Jeff Kripitz, Barbara Harvis, Ralph Goren, Naomi Jones, Jack Fox, Richard Sless, Sam Krantz, Mara Vasslides. TOP: Jewish Federation – Mission Possible: Prague & Israel Trip. A group picture in front of the Prague Castle in chilly February. Left to right are: Becky Taylor, Sheryl Rubin, Rabbi Aaron Gaber, Josh Cutler, Marg Mancuso, Marta Kripitz, Jeff Kripitz, Barbara Harvis, Ralph Goren, Naomi Jones, Jack Fox, Richard Sless, Sam Krantz, Mara Vasslides.
BOTTOM: Andy and Barbara Harvis, one of the Mission co-chairs taking in the view from the top of Masada. BOTTOM: Andy and Barbara Harvis, one of the Mission co-chairs taking in the view from the top of Masada.
ABOVE: Jewish Federation President, Jeff Kripitz at the Kotel (Western Wall), the holiest site in the world for Jews. ABOVE: Jewish Federation President, Jeff Kripitz at the Kotel (Western Wall), the holiest site in the world for Jews.
ABOVE: JCC professionals exploring the Jewish Quarter in Prague, Czech Republic Marg Mancuso, Sheryl Rubin, Joshua Cutler and Jack Fox. ABOVE: JCC professionals exploring the Jewish Quarter in Prague, Czech Republic Marg Mancuso, Sheryl Rubin, Joshua Cutler and Jack Fox.
ABOVE: Professionals from the Katz JCC in Margate meet with the professional staff from the Arad Community Center (Matnas) to discuss the many upcoming programs the two communities will work on together. ABOVE: Professionals from the Katz JCC in Margate meet with the professional staff from the Arad Community Center (Matnas) to discuss the many upcoming programs the two communities will work on together.
ABOVE: Hebrew High Educator Richard Sless, Mission Co-chair Michael Burns and JCC Executive Director Jack Fox on Temple Mount in Jerusalem. ABOVE: Hebrew High Educator Richard Sless, Mission Co-chair Michael Burns and JCC Executive Director Jack Fox on Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
ABOVE: Michael Burns and Jay Weinberg sweaty & exhausted after climbing Masada’s snake path. ABOVE: Michael Burns and Jay Weinberg sweaty & exhausted after climbing Masada’s snake path.
LEFT: Program & Camp Director, Josh Cutler in Terezin ghetto’s Hidden Synagogue. The synagogue walls feature a selection of Hebrew liturgical inscriptions and drawings of Jewish symbols by those who clandestinely worshipped there during World War II. LEFT: Program & Camp Director, Josh Cutler in Terezin ghetto’s Hidden Synagogue. The synagogue walls feature a selection of Hebrew liturgical inscriptions and drawings of Jewish symbols by those who clandestinely worshipped there during World War II.
Jack Fox, Joshua Cutler, Michael Burns, Ralph Goren and Richard Sless dancing on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem. Jack Fox, Joshua Cutler, Michael Burns, Ralph Goren and Richard Sless dancing on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem.
Mara Vasslides presented over one hundred knitted hats to a representative of the IDF in Tel Aviv. The hats were knitted to IDF standards by the residents of Shalom House in Ventnor. Mara Vasslides presented over one hundred knitted hats to a representative of the IDF in Tel Aviv. The hats were knitted to IDF standards by the residents of Shalom House in Ventnor.

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