"The little I remember is Eilat" - Julie Shaffer Team Boulder '07

 

 

 

TEAM BOULDER ROCKS...

 

  • Jerusalem • Ashkelon • Coastal Plain • Negev • Machtesh Ramon • Kibbutz Ketura • Eilat •

and a new view of Israel from the seat of your bike

 

 

 

Pedal the Past - Preserve the Future as you ride five days through the beauty of Israel from Jerusalem to Eilat. The Israel Ride is a fundraiser to support the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies in Israel, and Hazon. The entire ride is on-road, fully supported, with on-route environmental, history and geography education, and great food! Stay in hotels & kibbutz guesthouses, enjoy a relaxing non-riding Shabbat in Mitzpe Ramon, learn from the Institute's and Hazon's staff & students, finish with a plunge into the Red Sea and celebrate!  SCHOLARSHIP$ available for 20's & 30's-somethings! Visit the ISRAEL RIDE website for complete Israel Ride '10 information, and Ride videos & images.

...is for fun-loving, enthusiastic Boulder County road-riders of all ages & abilities, who are into –  Environmentalism. Exquisite landscapes. Israel. Physical & Spiritual. Community and Culture. Adventure. Teamwork. Team co-captains Bruce Shaffer and Rabbi Marc Soloway bring Team Boulder ’07 & ’08 experience and spiritual uplift, and you bring the love, fun & friendship.
 
While supporting Arava Institute and Hazon, we'll team-up to 
· Meet & ride locally during Spring & Summer
· Exchange in-Israel pre&post Ride plans
· Party together in Jerusalem
· Support each other on the road
· Share daily laughs & learning 
· Enhance our understanding of Israel
· and bask in the glow. 

Special Team Boulder FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Riding the Israel Ride requires entry fee & fundraising. All Team Boulder riders receive special financial support toward their fundraising goals.  Each rider receives a personal web page for fundraising. For details - byahadtrex@boulderjcc.org. Register for Team Boulder by JULY 31.

 

Beneficiary Organizations
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is a regional center for environmental leadership, encouraging environmental cooperation between peoples and working towards peace and sustainable development on a regional and global scale. Hazon works to create a healthier and more sustainable Jewish community and world by transforming Jewish life so that we are weaving commitments to sustainability into the fabric of Jewish life around the world. Hazon is the umbrella organization for Boulder’s Jewish Community Supported Agriculture project.
 
Who Else?
Up to 125 fantastic folks from across North America, Israel, Australia and beyond. Riders span three generations; all abilities; first-timers & veteran visitors to Israel; a wide range of Jewish observance and non-observance, and those who aren't Jewish at all. We'll hear from the staff and students of the Arava Institute and Hazon, guides and environmental leaders providing commentary on the environmental issues, history and geography of Israel.
 
Travel Arrangements
Riders are responsible for their own airline arrangements to Israel, and any other pre and post Ride plans in Israel. Contact byahadtrex@boulderjcc.org if you'd like referral to an Israel travel agent in Colorado.

REGISTER HERE to join Team Boulder: Shift Into Chai Gear 

 

SORRY! TEAM BOULDER IS FULL! contact byahadtrex@boulderjcc.org for waiting list

We welcome your financial support: please contribute to Team Boulder's fundraising or to ByahadTREXc/o Boulder JCC, 3800 Kalmia, Boulder, CO 80301.

Both are 501c3 tax-deductable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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October 13 - 17, 2010

 

* short program for do-it-yourself Israel trip planners *

* conveniently timed for AIES/Hazon Israel Ride riders *

* for beginner, hobbyist & amateur photographers *

$ moderately priced * stipends available $

 

 

All you need is a camera, curiosity and adventurous spirit.

 

In 2005, B’YahadTREX’s legendary Bike the Negev™ helped launch mountain biking as an engine of tourism in Israel’s northern Negev and as a new relationship-building model. Now we’re ramping up photography. Zoom-In Israel™ will be a first-ever pairing of visiting and Israeli photo enthusiasts for a unique look at a diverse country. Our Israeli friends are excited about using this medium to connect us with people and place - that’s what B-TREX does best. So get in on the fun, friendship and learning.

 

With Israeli professional photographer Irus Hayoun Rozenfeld , we'll select some wonderful southern Israel subjects from among dancers, Bedouin culture, African immigrants, landscape, development & agricultural projects – and we’ll be the subjects in a movement workshop, spa and winery. Around Jerusalem, we’ll compose in colorful and less visited areas, including an optional day on the west bank.  Zoom In will challenge you to slow down, suspend belief and bring-your-own lenses to reveal the grit, grace and authenticity of a complex land.

 

We’ll kick back in modest Israeli accommodations for daily critiques, and keep some time open for freestyling. Digital SLR or point&shoot or film cameras are all useable tools to explore the grit and grace of a complex land. All hobby/amateur photographers are welcome – including beginners and others just wanting to improve their travel photography.

Zoom-In Israel™ is a short program for do-it-yourself Israel trip planners and those already in-country, and geared for a small group of adventurous travelers who like the unknowns and serendipitous of a new, prototype program, and features B’YahadTREX’ people2people approach to experiencing Israel. We stay in modest accommodations and often use public transportation.  All to&from Israel air travel and other pre&post program in-country  arrangements are made by participants themselves or with their travel agents.
 
Moderately priced at $1000. Donation requested. Some stipends available.

Price may lower if we choose to use more public transportation.

 

Much more Information about Zoom In

Terms & Price Information
Registration Form

sample Itinerary 
 
Contact byahadtrex@boulderjcc.org for more information.

 

Intermountain Jewish News & more Boulder Jewish News  & Boulder Jewish News stories.

More about Irus Hayoun Rozenfeld. "

Amazing! You find the most interesting people in Israel" -Lana Bernhardt

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Are you 18 - 26?

Got 5 months for Israel?

Check out DESERT SPORTS  at Nitzana village.

"Desert Sports Challenge is a unique, 5 month program combining sports activities, studying Hebrew, touring Israel & getting to know about Israeli culture".

October 17, 2010 - March 14, 2011, or September 12, 2011 - Feb 2, 2012.

 visit Nitzan.org.il & contact Kkellerman@ymail.com for info

 

 

 

 

 

 

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B’YahadTREX is brought to you by -* Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado * Oreg Foundation * Boulder Jewish Community Center

* 18 Pomagranates * Boulder Jewish Community Foundation *Moe's Broadway Bagel

* Joseph Secor Painting * Foolish Craig's Cafe * Colorado Imaging Productions

* Maggie Miller Consulting * and YOU!

 

- and through the effort of our Board of Directors -

Deborah Skovron * Lois Kramer * Barry Schwartz * Bruce Shaffer * Mat Markman (in Jerusalem) 

 

 

 

Share your ideas * Work on trip development

Consult with us when planning your Israel trip

 byahadtrex@boulderjcc.org 

 

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What’s B’YahadTREX ?

 

B’YahadTREX is the TRavel and EXchange program of B’Yahad (together in Hebrew) a Colorado nonprofit corporation. We believe that learning about Israel is best done in Israel. We organize travel opportunities in Israel that include:
• Interactive programs featuring an open exchange of ideas, information and resources between participants.
• Community immersion, hospitality and personal connections to people and places.
• Cultural, educational and recreational programs that promote direct relationships with Israel.

 

Our programs and services are open to all without regard to gender, race, religion, nationality or ethnic background. Donations from foundations, businesses and individuals help make our programs available for everyone. B'Yahad is a nondenominational , 501c3 charitable organization and is not organized for purposes of political action or advocacy.

 

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