"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.

GET READY!  REGISTER HERE to join Team Boulder: Shift Into Chai Gear 

REGISTRATION for Team Boulder ends JULY 31

 

 

Next TEAM BOULDER CASUAL TRAINING RIDES are -

Wednesday, August 4.  6:00 pm - 8:00. Location t.b.d.

Sunday, August 8. 8:30 am.  Location t.b.d.

Sunday, August 15. 9:00 am. Amante Cafe on N.Broadway @ Yarmouth

  

Rides are for Teamies, 'maybes' &  friends.

Bikes with smooth tires, only, for riding on roads in Boulder County. Not all routes have continuous shoulders or bike lanes.

You must be entirely self sufficient and responsible for your own safety and equipment. There is no support vehicle or medical personnel. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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new dates 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 and curiosity
 
Photography explorations & workshops for beginners, hobbyists and amateurs at all levels with Israeli professional photographer Irus Hayoun Rozenfeld. Focusing on multiple images of diverse, modern Israel - land, people and contemporary issues - Zoom In will challenge you to slow down, suspend belief and bring-your-own lenses and filters to reveal the true grit, grace and authenticity of a complex land. Fieldwork in the Negev & Jerusalem area. 

Local Israelis will at times join our group to ramp up the fun and friendship! Pre-trip gatherings and calls will prepare us to arrive in Israel ready to roll, and we’ll show a group exhibit when we're back.
 
Zoom In features B’YahadTREX’ self-styled, people2people approach to experiencing Israel for adventurous travellers. We stay in modest accommodations and use in-town 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 only $1000. Donation requested.

Much more Information about Zoom In

Terms & Price Information
Registration Form

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

 

Read about Zoom In  in Boulder Jewish News & Intermountain Jewish News story.

More about Irus Hayoun Rozenfeld. "

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

 

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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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