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Thursday, Dec. 24th - Tzfat! 

12/25/2015

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By: Carley Booth and Kadie Pearlson

Today we visited the old city in Israel, Tzfat. We walked the holy streets that are filled with history and sacred attributes that pull at your heartstrings. The crisp, cold, and fresh air from the mountain top was simply glorifying. The connection we felt to Judaism was extremely strong today. The locals opened up their small, enchanting city to us and made us feel welcomed. We walked around the old city with mesmerized eyes at the peaceful life that the locals live. When walking through the alleys in the city, we saw the magnificent view of the mountains that were ahead. Throughout our tour, we saw young girls playing guitar whilst singing familiar American songs.

​As a group, we separated the boys from the girls and learned about the mikvah, a religious practice in which one releases fears, filth, and negativity. Speaking for all of us, this was extremely gratifying. For the girls, our speaker was a woman named Sarah who shared her beautiful story of why the mikvah is so meaningful and necessary in her life. I can't put into words how moving and spiritually magical our day was in Tzfat. After our city tour, we went on the bus for three hours and arrived at our next destination; Jerusalem. Let's see what tomorrow brings.
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