“IT’S ABOUT DEVELOPING 
LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS 
WITH THEIR ISRAELI PEERS 
TO HELP THEM BETTER 
UNDERSTAND THE 

CONTEXT OF ISRAEL.”

— RABBI JEN LADER

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the largest congregational delegation of teen participants. “It’s not just about 
traveling; it’s about developing lifelong relationships with their Israeli peers to 
help them better understand the context of Israel,” she said. 
The Israelis also have bus counselors, each with experience at Tamarack. 
“Raz Gino grew up in the partnership region and Tamarack’s Leadership pro-
gram,” said Ofri Livney, a liaison for the mission from Detroit’s Partnership 
region. “Nimrod Gutman also was a counselor in Leadership last year. And 
Roni Goldman likewise was a Leadership program counselor, and she attended 
Tamarack as a child. They all live in Nof HaGalil.”
The Israeli counselors and teens will work at Tamarack camps after the mis-
sion returns to Detroit in mid-July to work as TLV (Teen Leadership Village) 

Overlooking the City of David

LEFT: Mission participants 
have a go at sheep herding. 
RIGHT: An adventurous day 
climbing Crater Rock.

ERETZ

FROM THE 
PARTNERSHIP2GETHER REGION

