We had a few hours to relax after Jaffa and then Moti took us to a Progressive (Reform) Jewish synagogue outside of Tel Aviv where we were met by Rabbi Stacey Blank and her congregation who hosted us for a lovely Tu B’shvat Seder with the 4 fruits and 4 cups of wine. They were […]
Tel Aviv – Rabin Museum and Jaffa
I just realized that I have not let our readers see an example of the famous Israeli hotel breakfasts. I prefer the fruit myself but there is a large collection of baked goods and even different fish! After breakfast we went to the Yitzchak Rabin museum where we learned the history and events surrounding his […]
BlackOut dinner
Skipping ahead for now – after the play (which i hope to write up soon) many of us went straight into the BlackOut dinner – after we ordered our food (or asked for the ‘surprise dinner’ as many of us at our table did). Then we are taken in to a completely dark room – […]
Tel Aviv Theatre- “Not By Bread Alone”
Even though it was already a long day, we had an exciting evening ahead of us. First was a performance at the Na’ laga’at theatre of “Not By Bread Alone” – a play by a group of deaf and blind performers. It was emotionally charged since we learned about their individual stories a well as […]
Zichron Ya’akov – Somek Winery
Another day of eating and enjoying some wines. One of my missions this summer was to find unique wineries that would appeal to not only the pallet of our TBS travelers, but also to fulfill the opportunity for our TBS travelers to meet and speak with individuals throughout the country. Our two main wineries, Na’aman, […]
Zichron Ya’akov walking
I took the group that had had enough wine tasting (or just plain didn’t like wine as in my case) and went for a walk to the ‘midrachov’ or pedestrian mall in Zichron Ya’akov. No pictures here, but imagine a sloped pedestrian mall with boutique clothing, toy, and foodie stores. It was nice going to […]
Visiting the Druze village
We are sitting in the living room of a Druze family that takes in groups like ours as their family business. We are learning about he history and differences of the Druze religion. What was most interesting ( to Matt at least ) was their observance of both secular and religious Druze where both are […]
Leaving Northern Israel – Tzippori
We had a very different dinner last night at a goat farm named Ein Kamonim with soup, salads, goat milk cheese, goat milk yogurt, breads with goat milk butter, and for dessert, naturally… Baked apples (sorry, no goat milk) This morning we begin a long day starting with leaving our home at K’far Blum and […]
Our Israeli driver Moti
Moti is expressing the feeling that most of us share. But there’s so much to see, so onward we go!
Safed in the rain
Safed / Tzvat is a mystical city, the seat of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. We came to view the Caro and Ari synagogues and learn about the origin of our prayer welcoming the Shabbat – the Lecha Dodi we say on Friday nights. We also of course had some time to pick up some food […]