As the countdown to MBI Yud Zayin continues, things in the office are looking well in hand and energy will start to build more as we get closer to Sunday. I wanted to give some important information in the meantime.
First of all I want to make sure you all are aware of the possible issues with your domestic baggage. For those of you flying a domestic flight in the US,(Canadians flying to Toronto should be counted as an International flight and don't need to worry) there may be an added fee for your checked baggage. The only way to know for sure is to check what carrier your MBIer is flying with and what their policy is. I found a good reference sheet to clarify which can be found here: http://www.kayak.com/airline-fees. It still may be the best idea to contact your airline or read their website to make sure to avoid any suprises at the airport.
Many of you have been curious to see the list of Kibbutzim and they are as follows:
Ammiad
Alumot
Kinneret
Sha'ar Hagolan
Afikim
Bet Haemek
Kfar Blum/Amir
The MBIers will be split up between these Kibbutzim for the Machatz time period towards the end of the program.
Lastly for the free weekend of August 1st and 2nd. Times have not been finalized but the pick up and dropoff points are as follows.
Jerusalem Drop-off point: The Soldiers House/Yad Lebanim which is on Rehov Ben Tzvi(St) and is between Gan Sacher and Binyanei Haomah.
Tel-Aviv: Redding Terminal which is by Park Hayarkon on Rokach Rd.
Haifa: Lev Hamifratz parking lot
Again we will notify you soon of the times for the pick up and drop off. And if it was unclear, for those of you who will not be taking part in the free weekend, regular MBI programming will continue.
Thats all for now!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Short Reminder
By now just about all of you should receive your domestic flight itineraries. If not please let me know. The International flight information is listed for both the Americans and the Canadians on the Departure day sheet available on the MBI acceptance page which is linked to the right of this post. I will also be sending out on Monday a participant contact list for all of your records. As it is the July 4th Independence Day in the US, I will be out of the office until Monday. For those of you celebrating I hope you have a great holiday.
Michael
Michael
Phone Issue
For some reason our main line is being answered by another company. As such please call 212-255-1797 in order to ensure you reach our office. We hope to have this resolved as soon as possible and I will let you know when this is the case.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Keep updated on the blog
Dear MBI Families,
In an effort to increase communication and efficiency I am trying to employ the wonders of technology to help this process. On the right side of the blog you will notice a box that is titled "Email Updates of the Blog" and a space to input your email address and then click subscribe. In doing so you will be able to receive email notifications when their are blog updates rather then needing to check the blog daily. This of course is optional and if you don't want more email in your inbox feel free to read the blog at your leisure. This is brand new to me and the blog will continue to be updated as normal but hopefully this will help he over all spread of information. If you have any issues please let me know.
Michael
P.S. A couple of Mac users have notified me of issues opening the expanded itinerary. We are looking into this issue but if you have access to a PC, you should be able to open it.
In an effort to increase communication and efficiency I am trying to employ the wonders of technology to help this process. On the right side of the blog you will notice a box that is titled "Email Updates of the Blog" and a space to input your email address and then click subscribe. In doing so you will be able to receive email notifications when their are blog updates rather then needing to check the blog daily. This of course is optional and if you don't want more email in your inbox feel free to read the blog at your leisure. This is brand new to me and the blog will continue to be updated as normal but hopefully this will help he over all spread of information. If you have any issues please let me know.
Michael
P.S. A couple of Mac users have notified me of issues opening the expanded itinerary. We are looking into this issue but if you have access to a PC, you should be able to open it.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Expanded Itinerary and MBI Departure Day Information
Dear MBI Families,
It was great having all the conference calls this week with many of you. I certainly heard a lot of good questions and feel an excitement as we have a few short weeks until the program starts. We have updated the MBI acceptance page to the right of this post to include the Expanded Itinerary and the MBI Departure day information page. As a reminder at the beginning of next week we will be sending out all the domestic e-tickets for everyone flying to New York or Toronto. The international flight is an e-ticket which we will have all the flight information so you won't need to worry about keeping track of those numbers. Soon we will be sending out contact lists for every machaneh(camp) so you all can see who is going and perhaps start a local communication chain whether by phone or email.
Shabbat Shalom,
Michael
It was great having all the conference calls this week with many of you. I certainly heard a lot of good questions and feel an excitement as we have a few short weeks until the program starts. We have updated the MBI acceptance page to the right of this post to include the Expanded Itinerary and the MBI Departure day information page. As a reminder at the beginning of next week we will be sending out all the domestic e-tickets for everyone flying to New York or Toronto. The international flight is an e-ticket which we will have all the flight information so you won't need to worry about keeping track of those numbers. Soon we will be sending out contact lists for every machaneh(camp) so you all can see who is going and perhaps start a local communication chain whether by phone or email.
Shabbat Shalom,
Michael
Monday, June 16, 2008
MBI Conference Calls!
In the run up to MBI I would like to invite you all to take part in conference calls that myself and Leon(Rosh MBI) will be taking part. It will be a chance for you all to ask any and all questions you might have about the program and hear other concerns other parents may have. Every machaneh(camp) has a designated time slot. However, if you cannot call in to your camp's time slot, feel free to call in to any other conference call. The assigned times are as follows:
Monday June 23rd at 1pm ET Gesher
Tuesday June 24th at 1pm ET/12 CT Tavor
Thursday June 26th at 1pm ET Moshava and Na'aleh
Thursday June 26th at 3pm ET/12 PT Gilboa and Miriam
Friday June 27th at 1pm ET Galil
To call in to the conference calls dial 605-475-6100 and the code is 194815. While the conference call is free, you may be billed for the minutes since it is a long-distance call.
I look forward to speaking with you all as we have less than a month to go!
Michael
Monday June 23rd at 1pm ET Gesher
Tuesday June 24th at 1pm ET/12 CT Tavor
Thursday June 26th at 1pm ET Moshava and Na'aleh
Thursday June 26th at 3pm ET/12 PT Gilboa and Miriam
Friday June 27th at 1pm ET Galil
To call in to the conference calls dial 605-475-6100 and the code is 194815. While the conference call is free, you may be billed for the minutes since it is a long-distance call.
I look forward to speaking with you all as we have less than a month to go!
Michael
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
MBI Itinerary
At long last the MBI Itinerary is available. This is the basic itinerary. We will be sending out a more detailed itinerary that explains more about the specifics of everything listed. To follow this document you will note that the days are split into mornings, afternoons, and evenings and below that is the name of the place they will be staying. The name may be that of a campsite, hostel, or Kibbutz they will be staying.
Click here or copy and paste the below link.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhpg3npt_11fqr3p2dg
Lastly many people still need to sign up for a cellphone. All participants must have a cellphone for the duration of the program and we recommend signing up with Israelphones at: www.israelphones.com/mbi.htm or for more information go the MBI Acceptance page at the link at right.
Hope you all had a great Chag and you'll be hearing more from me soon...
Click here or copy and paste the below link.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhpg3npt_11fqr3p2dg
Lastly many people still need to sign up for a cellphone. All participants must have a cellphone for the duration of the program and we recommend signing up with Israelphones at: www.israelphones.com/mbi.htm or for more information go the MBI Acceptance page at the link at right.
Hope you all had a great Chag and you'll be hearing more from me soon...
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