By: Shane Greene
WOW! What a trip so far. We are 5 days in and I have never been more excited and tired in my entire life. Today was a break from all the physical activities that we have done over the last few days. We got to wake up to an 11AM start to our day compared to the usual 7AM start.
We grabbed a quick breakfast and proceeded to a room where we had a discussion on our Jewish identity. Everyone has different views on what they believe in but everyone is proud to be a Jew. The deep conversation we had really brought us closer as a group. After the discussion, we grabbed lunch and had some free time. I took the opportunity to get even more sleep (it's hard to come by on this trip of a lifetime).
Next we had a session called stump the Rabbi where we had a chance to ask the Rabbi any question under the sun regarding Judaisim.
We had another discussion after my nap about the holocaust and to prepare us to visit yad vashem tomorrow. It's important for us to remember what happened and make sure history never repeats itself. We then proceeded to dinner and had havdala where we celebrated Shabbat.
We then headed out to Ben Yehuda for a shopping night it was a fantastic experience. Food, shops, and night life was all around. We spent many scheckles buying gifts for friends and family.
There's a saying our group has adopted...47 strong!
WOW! What a trip so far. We are 5 days in and I have never been more excited and tired in my entire life. Today was a break from all the physical activities that we have done over the last few days. We got to wake up to an 11AM start to our day compared to the usual 7AM start.
We grabbed a quick breakfast and proceeded to a room where we had a discussion on our Jewish identity. Everyone has different views on what they believe in but everyone is proud to be a Jew. The deep conversation we had really brought us closer as a group. After the discussion, we grabbed lunch and had some free time. I took the opportunity to get even more sleep (it's hard to come by on this trip of a lifetime).
Next we had a session called stump the Rabbi where we had a chance to ask the Rabbi any question under the sun regarding Judaisim.
We had another discussion after my nap about the holocaust and to prepare us to visit yad vashem tomorrow. It's important for us to remember what happened and make sure history never repeats itself. We then proceeded to dinner and had havdala where we celebrated Shabbat.
We then headed out to Ben Yehuda for a shopping night it was a fantastic experience. Food, shops, and night life was all around. We spent many scheckles buying gifts for friends and family.
There's a saying our group has adopted...47 strong!
Havdalla Ceremony
Ben Yehuda
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