We started out our week learning about how the desert thrives and traveled up the Arava valley to the Judean Desert. During the evening we had fun camel riding through the desert. Also, we enjoyed a late night bonfire and ate s’mores! The next morning, we woke up at 3:45 to go and climb Masada [...]
Israel Journey #4 (Bus B)
We started our Shabbat by going to Tel Aviv Friday and touring Jaffa and the old Tel Aviv Train Station that went to Jerusalem that transports goods because that was the only port. After we toured Jaffa we went to the Market and bought food and tchotchkes. After that we went back to the C-Hotel [...]
Thursday we went to visit Arab Israelis in a town called Dir El Asad. We had a conversation with 17 year olds who have been born and raised there and learned how their lifestyles are different and similar to our own. After this we went on another bus ride to a Druze town called Ussafiya. [...]
Hi family and friends! Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were the days that brought us closest together on the trip. We started Tuesday in the beautiful city of Tzfat famous for its ideas of mysticism and closeness with God. We spent the morning talking about meditation and inner peace as we looked over the [...]
It’s been a very busy first few days in Israel! We started out in Jerusalem and saw the Western Wall. We all wrote notes to put into the cracks. Before the night came to an end, we got a tour around the city by a local graffiti artist on the graffiti of Israel. Next, we [...]
After a long flight, Central Europe #1 and Israel Journey #4 became a strong cohesive unit. In order to bring all 45 teens together, we enjoyed an evening full of fun team building activities! We ended the night off both exhausted and eager to embark on our Israel Journey. Earlier the next morning, we left [...]