Reflections from Day 11

Friday morning, it was time for us to rise and shine and experience nature the way it was in the Bible! At the Biblical Nature Reserve, we learned that wheat, barley, pomegranates, figs, dates, olives, and grapes were mentioned in the Bible. We also got the opportunity to mush olives and use a mortar and pestle to grind za'tar. We planted acorns in little pots that will be placed in the ground next year since this year is a sabatical year. Everyone enjoyed having falafel and shwarma for lunch on Ben Yehuda Street. After lunch on Ben Yehuda Street, we headed back to the hostel to squeeze in an interesting program about different points of view on the terror in the middle east and the future of the Israeli state. Right afterwards, we made our way upstairs to our rooms to clean up, get ready for shabbat services, and organize our skits for Saturday night. We all met downstairs and walked to the Hebrew Union College for a beautiful service outside with the adult and family trip. Danielle Ben-Arie and Sam Levy said some words on behalf of our group of teens and once the service ended we all raced to the hotel for a giant buffet meal. 

Lilly and Elliott