The Wadi Rum camp where we stayed certainly appeared to be grand glamping, that is glamorous camping, which is a thing now. However... when we arrived we were told that we were to be driven from the bus drop offs point to our tents ― and to take out a change of clothing because we had to leave our suitcases in the bus. This was a sign that we were not exactly glamping. Now I’ve been with groups who would’ve heard that little bit of news and staged an insurrection right there

Any attempt to describe Petra is doomed to failure. It is a spectacular monument to an ancient civilization’s reverence for their dead. It is a testament to ingenuity and architectural sophistication. It is a beautiful place that is still being excavated by a variety of archeological teams from all over the world. Petra is the kind of place that may be called, without exaggeration, awesome. That it is considered one of the seven wonders of the world, along with Machu Picchu a

Thank you to Hazel Sive for organizing this wonderful TBA crew! The volunteers performed a wonderful and meaningful holiday mitzvah at the Ruggles Assisted Living house in Roxbury. In spite of the white out snow conditions that seemed to directly overlap our morning commute time, we all arrived in one piece with a complete holiday meal in hand and willing workers ready for our detail. Many of the residents commented on how they loved Hazel’s chicken and enjoyed the delicious

For a nice Jewish boy like me, born 6 years after Israel became a state, it's more than a bit weird to say that yesterday I flew into Amman, Jordan. I never imagined such a thing could happen in my life! How is it possible that I am in bus driving around the capital of a nation that was once an implacable foe of my people? But then I pause and I realize: this is what peace looks like. So maybe its not entirely comfortable; so what? The point is, and this is important to say:

TBA volunteers baked for the REACH holiday party Our TBA bakers were: TBA volunteers baked for the REACH Beyond Domestic Violence holiday party. Our TBA bakers were: Suzy Willard Rosenthal and daughter Lila, Jackie Dahlquist and daughter Charlotte Levine, Stephanie Cohen and daughter Andie, Julie Goldblatt with son Ben Freedman, Alison Tarmy, Rachel Segall, Bunny Aronson, Laurel Salend, Bev Marcus, Nancy Bloom, Olivia and Emma Schwartz, Gail Greenberger, Judi Burten, Jo-Anne

Our students were busy working on lots of different projects this weekend including making play dough for Horizons for Homeless, cat toys for Stray Pets in Need, blankets for Boston Children's Hospital, party packs for Birthday Wishes, winter kits for Boston Living Center, baking for REACH Beyond Domestic Violence and food for The Second Step. If you want more information about these organizations and the projects we did, please click here. Some of our volunteers even baked