Colleges for the Jewish "B" student (Part 1)

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<p>^^Oh RVM. That’s really lousy. Especially for a female! :frowning: Hope that didn’t damper her spirits though! S1 will be home tomorrow. Besides being there in the ten worst weather days in decades he sounds very enthused. Yea.</p>

<p>Jozuko and fourkidsmom: It’s wonderful that they have a strategic program to visit so many highlights of the country. It really seems to be mapped out well. My S also slept in a bedouin tent and said they don’t even believe in using chairs! When I was there a million years ago I remember rolling down the sand dunes next to the tents!</p>

<p>Of course now that S will be home tomorrow, the weather has improved. :frowning: Back to school and looking for summer internships now too.</p>

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<p>I showed this thread to my older son and he is excited about applying for Birthright for this coming year. His younger brother spent six weeks in Israel last summer with USY Pilgrimage and did all the things listed ( bedouin tents, Masada etc) and loved it…</p>

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<p>rockvillemom, I’m glad that she finally got her luggage. It just adds to the adventure and the story she gets to tell when she comes home.
DS is having a great time. I actually got a second phone call yesterday…shocking! They had a short Shabbat service Friday night and were going out on the Town in Tel Aviv Saturday night. Today the agenda says a visit to a mosque, lunch in Jerusalem, the Har Herzl Military Cemetery (see gravesites of Yitzhak Rabin and Theodaor Herzl), and then staying at a Youth Hostel near the Sea of Galilee. Sounds good to me!</p>

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<p>I’ve really enjoyed hearing about all of the birthright trips. I don’t think there have ever been as many of our kids on the trip at the same time. RVM, so glad your niece finally has her luggage. BTW I’m jealous of all of you. When my kids were in Israel I barely heard a word and we never figured out how to email. I was just thankful for Bunk one when S2 was on the NFTY trip!</p>

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<p>How I wish there had been Birthright trips back when I was in college!</p>

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<p>Me too, I would have gone in an instance.</p>

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<p>This is offered in our city- a woman’s “birthright” type of experience, also free.
[Women’s</a> Trips to Israel - JWRP | Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project](<a href=“http://www.jwrp.org/]Women’s”>http://www.jwrp.org/)</p>

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<p>Ok accepted to Udenver and college of charleston- are these good for a Jewish b student???</p>

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<p>fourkidsmom: I WANT TO DO THAT TRIP TO ISRAEL!!! My youngest turns 18 in May… I guess I should apply before that… we can make it a group trip for the moms on this thread! (Sorry socaldad and other dads!).</p>

<p>13all94: Congrats on the acceptances!</p>

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<p>U Denver is, I don’t know about Charleston</p>

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<p>CofC is great for the Jewish student. Very active Hillel, with multiple activities every week. Solid Jewish Studies program, with its own building. Jewish frat. Plus, Charleston.</p>

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<p>Awesome I heard Denver is 20 percent Jewish/ both have Jewish frats as well</p>

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<p>Re C of C:</p>

<p><a href=“Page not found - College of Charleston”>Page not found - College of Charleston;

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<p>Yes, sign me up for that Birthright trip for moms!</p>

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<p>13all94,
my middle son graduated from University of Denver in 2011–he had a great 4 years there. To his own surprise, he became very active with Chabad–he is not observant, but he really liked the rabbi and his wife, and also the other students he met there (a fabulous group who are now scattered all over, but still love to get together).</p>

<p>There also is a new Hillel, which a lot of students like. He did a good amount there as well. </p>

<p>There are also a lot of students who are Jewish but don’t do any of the more formal Jewish life.</p>

<p>All of these groups intersect in all sorts of ways.</p>

<p>University of Denver is about 20-25% Jewish, and attracts students from all over the U.S.</p>

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<p>We should ask the organization if we could have our own travel group…just like Birthright does for a lot of colleges.</p>

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<p>Fine print ladies:
Please note that this trip is primarily designed for women who have children at home under the age of 18.</p>

<p>So, if I had someone to watch my kids when they were under 18, don’t ya think I would have travelled then? Haha…</p>

<p>Maybe they’ll make an exception for all of us…</p>

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<p>OMG. My daughter is just back from her Birthright trip, and I was thinking how great it would be to travel with a group of peers to Israel.
Count me in!!
I have one at home under 18. Will I be eligible???</p>

<p>Also, congrats on the new acceptances. Great job!</p>

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<p>Good point, Rodney. I’m bummed that I don’t qualify. I know someone who went on that trip and loved it. </p>

<p>It’s great to hear about how much all the college students are enjoying birthright. I’ve never heard of anyone who didn’t love it.</p>

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<p>It can’t hurt to ask the organization, we would be spreading the word to lots of communities.</p>

<p>My older D didn’t love her birthright trip but it was a few small schools together and she can be cynical. Her view was it was a bunch of kids partying all night and sleeping on the bus by day. She is a rarity!</p>