Category Archives: Alive

The trip moved from the waters of the American Dream Mall to the waters of New York Harbor. First the day started of with Shacharis and a meeting with Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson. Then a ride on The Beast to a close up with Lady Liberty. One more restaurant meal couldn’t be missed, so aContinue reading “Alive Trip 2026 – Day 4”

Today was mostly spent at the American Dream Mall. The boys roamed the mall and ate all types of kosher food that you can’t get “out of town.” The Ghermezian family was kind enough to give us tickets to the amusement park. And even more amazing: they reserved the entire water park for just us!Continue reading “ALIVE Trip 2026 – Day 3”

After their first night in NY, the boys woke up and headed off to the Catskill Mountains to spend the day on White Lake boating and having other water fun. Of course, they ended the day with a grand dinner in a restaurant. But, before that, they stopped for snacks in a kosher gas stationContinue reading “ALIVE Trip 2026 – Day 2”

At the beginning of the year, forty Valley Torah boys signed up for the ALIVE program. They had social media removed from their phones and filters installed. They could truly be ALIVE. Starting this Sunday evening – almost an entire school year later – those boys are being treated to a four day whirlwind tourContinue reading “ALIVE Trip 2026 – Day 1”