Muss Blog

Student stories, staff perspectives, and study-abroad tips from the Muss community.

Matan Alperson - Fall Semester 2024 | September 26, 2024

A Week of Preparations

In the passing shadow of Yam L'Yam, we spent time recharging our batteries and getting ready for our upcoming tiyulim. We prepared to head to Jerusalem for part of day one and before making the journey south to Ein Gedi. We got to experience an

Alexander Muss High School in Israel | September 20, 2024

Fall 2024: Week 3 in Israel

Our adventures this week began in Akko, where we spent last Shabbat and enjoyed a beautiful Yam L’Yam (Sea to Sea) opening ceremony on the Neve Yam beach in Atlit. After the ceremony, we headed to the Sachne and enjoyed its beautiful natural pools

Jesse Papernick - Fall Semester 2024 | September 19, 2024

A Nation of Walkers

Alexander Muss High School in Israel (Muss) has connected me, and many of my peers, to our Jewish identities in a way that’s simply not possible anywhere else in the world. We have walked where our ancestors walked and had the stories of the Tanakh

Alexander Muss High School in Israel | September 13, 2024

Fall 2024: Week 2 in Israel

This week has been both engaging and impactful for our students. They explored the history of Jewish survival during the Galut (exile) period, specifically Galut Bavel (Babylonian Exile), and had the opportunity to debate whether Jews should have

Maayan Amsterdamer - Fall Semester 2024 | September 12, 2024

#HodisHome

Prior to my arrival at Muss, I had heard about the hashtag “Hod is Home.” Initially, I didn’t understand how I could ever view a place that is 6,762 miles away from my family as a true “home," but now I do. In only two (almost three) weeks,

Alexander Muss High School in Israel | September 5, 2024

Fall 2024: Week 1 in Israel

We’re delighted to report that our students have completed their first week of the fall semester at Muss and it has been a week full of discovery and connection!Our students began their journey with an engaging blend of Israeli and general studies.

Katherine Rose (KR) Ellenhorne - Fall Semester 2024 | September 5, 2024

Taking Off the Blindfold

All at once we take it in. The sweeping landscape of Jerusalem. Some for the thousandth time, some for the first, for all, it is a truly magical moment.