by Abe | Jun 21, 2016 | Blog
#1 Rule: Love of the Game, and Everyone Who Plays it At the risk of sounding cliché, my time with Ultimate Peace has been one of the most life changing, perspective shifting, community creating, and amazing experience of my life. I first contacted the UP fellow who...
by Abe | Mar 24, 2016 | Blog
Mohamed Roman, better known as Hosa, lives in a small Arab community a few minutes west of Jerusalem. In the six or so years he has involved himself with Ultimate Peace’s leadership, coexistence, and sports programs, Hosa has grown from a hyper-active pre-teen to an...
by Abe | Dec 31, 2015 | Blog
It’s strange to think that I’ve been doing anything for longer than just 3 or 4 years. Nothing ever seems to last more than 4 years, whether it be school, or work. Life just seems to come and go in that kind of time frame, and thought I can’t say...
by Abe | Oct 23, 2015 | Blog
There was a loud crash off in the distance, not unlike an unexpected bolt of angry thunder. The ground shook underneath my feet, and I tried not to look around, both afraid of what I might see and wanting to present a calm demeanor. This wasn’t the first time it had...
by Abe | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog
I visited Israel for the first time when I was thirteen. The Jewish day school I attended from kindergarten through middle school planned a two-week tour of what we were taught was our homeland—a time designated to connect to a place thousands of miles away before our...
by Abe | Jul 26, 2015 | Blog
We are about half way through our concentrated camp experience. We are with our ten campers all the time – breakfast, lunch, dinner, practice, pool, activities… non-stop! We definitely started the week with some challenges. Most of our kids didn’t...
