Rebecca Levin from OC, California took part in A Wider Bridge’s LGBTQ Mission to Israel and share her magic moments from the trip in this newly-released video. “I felt a sense of community not only with the people I was with, but also with Israel as a whole. I gained connections to Israel I never […]
During her trip to Israel last year, 22 year old content coordinator from Orange County Rebecca Levin wrote a blog for our website, documenting A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission. Now it’s time to meet her in person. “I knew I was bi-curious at least when I was in high school because I had a […]
Our blogger Rebecca Levin just came back from A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission, during which she was featured twice in the popular lesbian blog “Lezbelib.” Read her columns! My name is Rebecca Levin and I am a Queer Jew living in Southern California. I am about to embark on A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Trip to […]
Our blogger Rebecca Levin writes from A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission. The Last Days: Reflection And Kinship When traveling abroad, many people tend to think more about the destinations they will travel to than the people that they are with. But no matter what sights you see, no matter what food you eat, and […]
Our blogger Rebecca Levin writes from A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission. Day 8: Religiousness In The Holy City I’ll readily admit: I’m not a very religious person. Though I am attempting to connect with my faith through this trip, I find it slightly difficult, considering that most of the time, I don’t even know […]
Our blogger Rebecca Levin writes from A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission. Day 7: Holiness In The Holy Land To say that we accomplished a lot today would be a bit of an understatement. We not only drove from almost the northernmost point of Israel all the way to Jerusalem; we also stopped in Tzfat, […]
Our blogger Rebecca Levin writes from A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission. Day 6: LGBTQ Identities And Religion Though we did a great deal today in Israel—everything from visiting Jisir-al-Zarqa, a coastal Arab village near Caesarea, to seeing the ruins of Tsipporri—I have to say that my favorite part of today was the discussion we […]
Our blogger Rebecca Levin writes from A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission, and today: the first weekend in Israel, which included learning about IGY and other Israeli leaders on Friday, and celebrating a night of music with famous gay Israeli singers Ohad Hitman and Dudu Yzhaki on Saturday. The LGBTQ community all over the world needs […]
Our blogger Rebecca Levin writes from A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission. Day 3: Conflict And Resolution As a self-proclaimed scaredy cat, actively avoid conflict of any sort. When faced with the option of fighting for something or running away, I attempt to talk myself out of the huge mess I’ve made and resolve the […]
Our blogger Rebecca Levin writes from A Wider Bridge’s 2014 Israel Mission. Day 2: Things Aren’t Always What They Seem As a self-proclaimed Queer Jew, I’m a big proponent of the shades of grey that are associated with life. Not everyone is simply gay or straight, just as not every Jew is hugely orthodox or […]