YALLA, Y'ALL!

Shalom and welcome to my bat mitzvah blog! I am excited to be traveling with my family to Israel for the very first time. We have been planning this trip for more than a year, but some might say we've been planning it my entire life.

I invite you to follow along as my family and I chronicle our adventures through stories and photos we capture along the way.

And, as the title of the blog says, YALLA — which in Hebrew means, “Let’s Go!!!”

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Liya S

Aug 1, 20232 min read

Fulfilling My Promise to Support IsraAID

In my Torah portion, I learned about the values and importance of making promises. One of the promises I have made as a Bat Mitzvah is to...

Liya S

Jul 21, 20232 min read

Ancient Caves to Modern Culinary Creations

On the last day of our organized tour, we started by driving to a national park called Beit Guvrin that has over 5,000 caves. We entered...

Liya S

Jul 18, 20232 min read

Remembering Our Past - Defending Our Future

Today we went to Yad Vashem and to a military training experience. Going to Yad Vashem made me very emotional. Although I have learned...

Liya S

Jul 17, 20231 min read

The Illegal Art of Jaffa and Tel Aviv...

On Saturday, when everything was quiet in Jerusalem, we headed to explore Tel Aviv and the Jaffa Port. Israel is insanely hot right now –...

Liya S

Jul 15, 20232 min read

From the Hustle to the Calm of Shabbat

We took a little Shabbat break from the blog, but our day was too special not to share ...so, here’s a short recap (with photos below)....

ksaratovsky

Jul 13, 20232 min read

Thirteen Years in the Making

Liya is taking a well-deserved night off from blogging tonight after an incredible day. Your guest bloggers are the proud parents of a...

ksaratovsky

Jul 12, 20231 min read

Day 3, From Jewish Mysticism to a Druze Feast

The past few days have been a great way to enjoy Israel, but today "Birthright Saratovsky" officially kicked-off when we met our tour...

Liya S

Jul 11, 20231 min read

Day2, Or the Day I Discovered Aroma

Today was our first full day in Israel. It was so much fun! This morning we went rafting on the Jordan river and it was beautiful. The...

Liya S

Jul 10, 20232 min read

And, we're off!!

It's hard to believe the day is finally here. My family and I are off on an adventure to explore the land of Israel for my bat mitzvah....

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