So, today was a day of
rest…and adventure! Our TBA students spent Shabbat as Israelis spend
Shabbat: in all different ways, but with a sense of family togetherness
and relaxation. Last night, all of our students went home for Shabbat dinner
with their host families and today they explored Haifa, traveled in northern
region of Israel, walked on the beach, and just hung out and ate good food. Even
though the day was mostly rainy, our guest blog contributor Brad Weissel
reported on his trip to the Rosh Hanikra and the Lebanese border at our
after-Shabbat dinner and social gathering tonight at one of our Israeli's host
homes.
I asked some question
to get a sense of how he spent his time today:
Rabbi E: Brad,
how would you describe your day today?
Brad: It was just great!
I had a fantastic day.
Rabbi E: What did you
do?
Brad: I'm staying with
Ofir and we got a good night's sleep last night which was great. We were going
to take a morning bike ride along the coast, but unfortunately, the weather was
stormy, so we decided to go on a car-trip instead. We actually took a short
drive to the northern border that Israel shares with Lebanon. It was a
little rainy but not bad. We saw the fence that divides Israel and Lebanon and
the no-man's zone in between the two countries. It was quiet up at the
border today, but there were many security guards and members of Israel's IDF
on duty there. We then took a cable car down to the grottoes, where the
water from the Mediterranean Sea rushed into the cave formations and splashed
us in crashing waves. Because it was cloudy with breaks of sun, the water of
the Sea looked amazing and kind of sparkled depending on how the light was
hitting it at the time. It was absolutely beautiful to look out at the Sea from
the grottoes that are set right in the side of the mountain.
Rabbi E: You didn't take
a little walk into Lebanon, did you??
Brad: No…that would not
have been a good idea!! I stayed in Israel!!
Rabbi E: Then what did
you do?
Brad: Then we came back
to Haifa, ate a huge lunch, hung out a bit with Leo and his host student,
showered and got dressed for the party tonight. I think I am just about on
Israel time now….I'm really glad that I slept that 3 hours on the
flight….because we are pretty much running all day long.
Rabbi E: Any special
message to your family, Brad??
Brad: Sure!
"I'm having a great time in Israel, and so far, have had no problems
with being gluten free here! Things here are so much like they are in the US,
so I really don't miss anything in particular. Tomorrow we are going on a trip
to Caesarea, Ein Hod and Yemin Orde. I will talk with all of you soon.
Love, Brad"
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