Meet Your #Birthright Israel #Shorashim #Bus9 Staff | Shorashim - Israel with Israelis

Meet Your #Birthright Israel #Shorashim #Bus9 Staff

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Ricky Tollman

Where are you from?

South Africa

Where do you currently live?

Canada

What is your favorite place in Israel?

Hakosem - the best falafel joint in the world

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I once beat a twelve-year-old in a taco eating contest. I was forced to stop at 27 tacos because my opponent got sick. Wimp. 

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Water. 

Chelsea Zeig

Where are you from?

West Nyack, NY

Where do you currently live?

Fitchburg, MA

What is your favorite place in Israel?

Jerusalem - The Kotel

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I have a silver and two bronze medals from the 2013 World Maccabiah Games for shot put, discus, and hammer. 

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Be as open as possible to new people and new experiences. 

Anything else?

Share what you know as well as learn as much as you can. You don't realize how amazing this trip is until you go back home and back to reality. 

Ifat Shapira


 

Where are you from?

Be'er Sheva

Where do you currently live?

Be'er Sheva

What is your favorite place in Israel?

Eilat mountains

What is a fun fact about yourself?

My family and I are farmers and we mainly rear sheep

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Make sure you have time to take a nap after eating hummus! 

Anything else?

See you soon!