
5 Important Apps Every Person In Israel Should Have:
1. Moovit or Google Map These apps will help you get from door to door with ease. It will tell you how to get there by car, bus, train...


How expensive is Israel?
Is Israel really that expensive? Israel is known for having a high cost of living. It definitely has it's fair share of expensive...


Lag Ba'Omer: the Holiday of fire. What are we celebrating?
This Wednesday night people all over Israel will gather around huge bonfires all over the country to sing songs, roast marshmallows and...


My day beyond borders with Thrive in Gush Etzion
My first trip to Israel, through Birthright, ended two weeks before the beginning of my semester at Hebrew University this spring. Upon...


Israel commemorates victims of the Holocaust
On Thursday morning air-raid sirens will sound all across Israel to commemorate the approximately six million Jews who perished in the...


World's top tech firms open Israel offices
The biggest international hi-tech companies are swarming to one spot: Israel. Outside of Silicon Valley, perhaps no place is as packed...


Thrive gave me an unforgettable Israel experience
Heading into my semester abroad, I still wasn’t completely sure what to anticipate from Thrive (after all, each Israel program is...


Its a wrap: another unforgettable semester with Thrive!
Another memorable Thrive semester has come to end! To celebrate, Thrive students and staff spent a meaningful Shabbat together in...

Helpful Bureaucratic Tips for Israel Study Abroad
Studying abroad in Israel is so exciting! However, after making the big decision to make Israel your home for almost five months, taking...


Why Hebrew U is THE study abroad destination
Very few student exchange programs are as comprehensive, immersive and fulfilling as a semester abroad at Hebrew University’s Rothberg...