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24 Apr 2018
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Day 14: Tuesday, 4/24 – blog post and photos

Shalom Chaverim! Today is our last day in Israel, but we still had an action packed day! We packed up from the hotel, and drove to Kibbutz Gesher, on the border of Jordan, where we learned about the history of the Kibbutz and all the struggles they went through. After that we drove to Sachne, and had the little fish from the water nibble on our feet like we were in a spa. After we dried off and had lunch, we drove to Yemin Orde. It was very interesting, and the kids that go there either made Aliyah on their...
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23 Apr 2018
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Day 13: Monday, 4/23 – blog post from Ela and Ella

We started the morning with a challenging hike in Nahal Jilaboun canyon. We had tons of fun jumping from rock to rock and even found tons of interesting artifacts on the way. Throughout the hike, we learned about the history of the Golan Heights, including Eli Cohen and how he helped this nation grow. Then we headed back on the bus to visit a Druze village, and enjoyed a traditional Druze lunch. After that a Druze man talked to us about the his lifestyle, and how his religion works today. We then took an off-road jeep tour. We stopped by...
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19 Apr 2018
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Day 9, Thursday, April 19th: Yom haAtzmaut blog post from Max and Ela

Today we had a late wake up in the Dvora Hotel in Tel Aviv. We headed down to a yummy Israeli breakfast. Afterwards, we walked to the beach and did a short tefillah and enjoyed the beginning of the Israeli air force air show. We had tons of fun at a martial arts lesson where we learned to defend ourselves. Then we got to cool off in the clear, blue sea of Tel Aviv. We sat on the warm sand and watched more planes go twirling and spinning in the air. After that, we headed over to a park to...
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