APRIL 14 • 2022 | 87 household and attending Jewish day school, she dis- covered newfound knowledge while living in Israel for four months. In this time, she was able to take a deep dive into Israel’s immersive culture, with Muss using the Land of Israel as a living and breath- ing classroom. “What impacted me was talking about the political situation on the ground,” she says. “I feel like before, I was sheltered, and I was only learning one side. But Muss allowed us to take the time to hear from all perspectives.” Throughout the program, Tali also enjoyed taking Hebrew classes. “My Hebrew was more advanced than a little over a majority of my classmates,” she says. “I took Hebrew since kindergarten but, going into high school, I lost some of it. It was nice to have a refresher.” The program also offered various levels of Hebrew for dif- ferent Hebrew proficiencies. Not only was Tali intrigued by the coursework at Muss, but she was also excited to experience Israel’s beauty firsthand while traveling with her Israeli studies teachers. One of Tali’s best memo- ries from Muss was traveling to Jerusalem and seeing the Old City for the first time. Tali recalls all of the stu- dents being blindfolded and escorted onto a bus. Once the bus came to a halt, every- one formed a trust walk. Upon removing their blind- folds, the sunset elegantly dawned over Jerusalem as the group chanted the popular song, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold). “I think for everyone, this was a powerful moment. We barely even knew each other because we were just coming out of quarantine, but we were all still so connected. I think that was the best moment for me,” she says. Tali hopes to someday return to Israel, furthering her Judaic studies with a col- lege study abroad program. In the meantime, she remains connected through weekly celebration of Shabbat with her family, summers at Camp Ramah, and keeping updat- ed on Israeli current affairs. Additionally, she plans to have an active Jewish life on campus when she starts col- lege in the fall. Tali encourages other stu- dents to take advantage of a gap semester at Muss. “I would 100% recommend the program to friends,” she says. “I feel like Muss gives you everything you need back in America. All the classes you need to take are synced with everyone else at home. You get to meet a whole new group of people from all dif- ferent backgrounds. “I met my best friends on Muss, my college room- mate for next year, and even created special one-on-one relationships with many of the teachers there. These rela- tionships will shape the rest of my life, and I couldn’t be more grateful for that.” Alexander Muss High School in Israel offers both semesters abroad in Israel and summer programs. 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