by Abe | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog
I found a seashell in my bed the other day. You can tell it’s old – all of the edges are worn away and its ridges are smooth. I picked it up to try to figure out where it came from, and my room faded into the backdrop as I remembered sitting on the grainy beach with...
by Abe | Aug 2, 2014 | Blog
What an extraordinarily complicated and emotional summer it has been thus far. Below is our story from this dramatic camp season and a bit about how we are dealing with the current upheaval in the Middle East. Due to the 30 days of Ramadan coming early this summer, we...
by Abe | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog
I’m back in the US now, sitting at JFK, and still not sure what I’m feeling about the last 10 days. I have mixed emotions – maybe it’s the exhaustion setting in. I’m watching the airport wake up, people rushing from one flight to another. Then I look at my watch...
by Abe | Jul 3, 2014 | Blog
Ultimate Peace 2014 I gave ten days of myself to Ultimate Peace; I gave my voice in quiet conversation and top of my lungs cheers until my throat was raw; I gave my often-dated Frisbee knowledge and tried to step aside to let the next generation fill in all the gaps;...
by Abe | Jun 19, 2014 | Blog
Six hours and thirteen minutes left until arrival. Or so says the screen on the airplane seat in front of me. Early this morning I left my daily world behind and in a few hours, tomorrow morning in the Middle East, I’ll be stepping foot into the world I never really...
by Abe | Jun 18, 2014 | Blog
This past Saturday, UP held it’s season ending event: UP Games. Teams from UP communities from across the region came together at a field in suburban Tel Aviv for a day of game. Players played as community teams against other communities. This marked the end...
