His message of love — hopeful, expansive, humane — inspired genuine moral progress. It fostered hope that humanity might ultimately converge toward those ideals. In too many parts of the world, that expectation collided with societies that did not share those assumptions.
Want to scuba dive with sharks, rays and turtles? Meet me at Beaches Turks and Caicos
Lisa Ellen Niver
Do you want to scuba dive with sharks, rays and turtles? Are ready to learn to scuba dive?
PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) certifies one million new divers a year. PADI and Project AWARE teach divers and their families about the issues for our oceans. Beaches Resorts and Sandals Resorts were honored with the PADI Award of Outstanding Achievement for achieving more than 100,000 PADI certifications across both brands since Sandals Resorts International’s (SRI) membership with PADI began in 1997. “Issuing over 100,000 PADI certifications is a monumental accomplishment,” said Erica Wedepohl, PADI Worldwide, Territory Director for Caribbean & Latin America. “In fact, Sandals and Beaches Resorts are among the few elite resorts worldwide to accomplish this tremendous achievement.”
The Beaches Resorts professional PADI instructors are truly caring and incredible. Your entire family can get certified together, take a refresher or a specialty class. Once you are certified, diving is included at Beaches and Sandals Resorts.The PADI Junior Open Water Diver course is similar to the adult certification program but with smaller teacher-to-student ratios and shallower depth limits. To enroll, kids must be age 10-15 years old and able to swim. PADI Junior Open Water Divers automatically become Open Water Divers at the age of 15.
Scuba diving makes me happy and I love to dive at Beaches Turks and Caicos. Please enjoy the videos below from my recent adventure there. SEA you underwater!
Dive Beaches Turks and Caicos Grace Bay Nov 1 2022
Diving Nov 1 2022 in Grace Bay. My happy place is under the sea with the sharks! Come with us to Grace Bay! Thank you to the exceptional dive team who take such great care of every single diver!
Diving Northwest Caicos: Cathedral and Amphitheater
Join me UNDERWATER! We saw Black tip Reef Sharks, Southern Stingrays, Spiny Lobster, flamingo tongue snails, Queen Angelfish and Rainbow Parrotfish to name a few! REMEMBER Take only PHOTOS and Leave only BUBBLES! Come scuba dive with us at Beaches Turks and Caicos! Beaches Resorts have excellent professional PADI instructors and classes at all their properties Filmed 11/2/2022 at Cathedral and Amphitheater
Dolphin escort to our dive site!
Diving at Beaches Turks and Caicos is INCREDIBLE! On our way to the dive site, we were accompanied by JoJo the jumping dolphin! Thank you to Denroy and Captain Lancelot for the show.
Color correction by AquaColorFix. Which way is better?
Scuba diving 🤿 with a turtle 🐢 in Turks and Caicos 🇹🇨
Thank you divemaster Arvin! We saw this TURTLE on our DIVE in Grace Bay. Color correction with AquaColorFix.
Will you like Beaches Turks and Caicos? The team WELCOMEs you!
I will be sharing more articles about my recent stay. Please enjoy this article which has links to many articles and videos from several past adventures with Beaches and Sandals Resorts.
Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.
Editor's Picks
Israel and the Internet Wars – A Professional Social Media Review
The Invisible Student: A Tale of Homelessness at UCLA and USC
What Ever Happened to the LA Times?
Who Are the Jews On Joe Biden’s Cabinet?
You’re Not a Bad Jewish Mom If Your Kid Wants Santa Claus to Come to Your House
No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
Latest Articles
✨ Sharing Brave-ish: Connection, Community, and Reinvention with Brandeis Tucson
The Holy See Who Won’t See
Rabbis of LA | For Rabbi Guzik, Being a Rabbi and a Therapist ‘Are the Same Thing’
Jay Ruderman: Meaningful Activism – Not Intimidation – Makes Change Possible
It’s Good to Be a Jew
Are We Ready for Human Connection Through Glasses?
The Israel Independence Day Test: Can You Rejoice That Israel Is?
Israel’s 78th Independence Day is an opportunity to defy this political moment and think eternally, existentially, and about your identity.
I Am the Afflicted – A poem for Parsha Tazria Metzora
Who am I who has never given birth
BagelFest West at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Yom HaShoah at Pan Pacific Park
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
A Bisl Torah — But It’s True!
Even if the information is true, one who speaks disparagingly about another is guilty of lashon hara, evil speech.
A Moment in Time: Rooted in Time
Pioneers of Jewish Alien Fire
Print Issue: We the Israelites | April 17, 2026
What will define the Jewish future is not antisemitism but how we respond to it. Embracing our Maccabean spirit would be a good start.
Cerf’s Up!
As the publisher and co-founder of Random House, Bennett Cerf was one of the most important figures in 20th-century culture and literature.
‘Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe’
As Matti Friedman demonstrates in his riveting new book, one of Israel’s greatest legends is also riddled with mysteries and open questions.
Family Ties Center ‘This Is Not About Us’
The book is not a single narrative but a novel of interconnected stories, each laced with irony, poignancy, and hilarity.
‘The Kid Officer’: Recalling an Extraordinary Life
Are We Still Comfortably Numb?
Forgiving someone on behalf of a community that is not yours is not forgiveness. It is opportunism dressed up as virtue.
Don’t Dismantle the Watchdogs — Pluralism Is Still Our Best Defense
Although institutional change can be slow, Jewish organizations fighting antisemitism have made progress…Critics may have some legitimate concerns about mission drift — but this is solved with accountability, not defunding.
A Sephardic Love Story–Eggplant Burekas
The transmission of these bureka recipes from generation to generation is a way of retaining heritage and history in Sephardic communities around the world.
National Picnic Day
There is nothing like spreading a soft blanket out in the shade and enjoying some delicious food with friends and family.
Table for Five: Tazria Metzora
Spiritual Purification
Israelis Are Winning Their War for Survival … But Are American Jews Losing It?
Israelis must become King David Jews, fighting when necessary while building a glittering Zion. Diaspora Jews must become Queen Esther Jews. Fit in. Prosper. Decipher your foreign lands’ cultural codes. But be literate, proud, brave Jews.
We, the Israelites: Embracing Our Maccabean Spirit
No one should underestimate the difficulty of the past few years. But what will define us is not the level or nature of the problem but how we deal with it.
Rosner’s Domain | Imagine There’s No Enemy …
Before Israel’s week of Remembrance and Independence, it is proper to reflect on the inherent tension between dreams and their realization.
John Lennon’s Dream – And Where It Fell Short
His message of love — hopeful, expansive, humane — inspired genuine moral progress. It fostered hope that humanity might ultimately converge toward those ideals. In too many parts of the world, that expectation collided with societies that did not share those assumptions.
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.