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Jayma Appleby, Sean Goretskie and Sara Mitchell - Presiding Fellows “Knowing people different than you, hearing different voices - that’s the key to leadership. Diversity is paramount.” Mishael Zion shared that during our visit with the Mandel Institute in Tel Aviv today. That sentiment also ...
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Andrew Alton, Drew Hesker, Andy Wold - Presiding Fellows Our trip is officially in the 4th quarter. We have two scripted days, a free day, and a travel day remaining.   Early start today as we leave the Golan Heights and prepare for a new hotel tonight. We have a two-hour drive to our first visit ...
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Adam Bauer, Joe Camp and Heather Spray - Presiding Fellows There was a beautiful sunrise over the Sea of Galilee to start our day. We boarded the bus, and our first stop was at Yonatan, a mango and avocado packing facility. A waxy coating is applied to avocados to extend the shelf life and give ...
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Jack Powers, Mike Schweitzer, and Caleb Shull - Presiding Fellows On our second full day in Israel, the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program Class of 2020 headed north to the Sea of Galilee.  On the way, we made a stop near Caesarea to look at the aqueduct along the Mediterranean Sea.  The ...
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Ellen Kamps and Blake Lanphier - Presiding Fellows We began our first full day in Tel Aviv at Herods, a hotel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. With a packed, 10-hour schedule, the class was ready to explore the city of nearly 500,000 on the first Sunday of March.  Briefed by our Israeli ...
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