Date: July 21st, 2015
By: Jonah Levitt
Today was such an eventful day! It started off with a 4:30 AM wake up at Sde Boker and a drive to Masada. After a bumpy drive on a windy road that resulted in multiple vomiting teenagers, we finally arrived at the base of the Roman Ramp path. We ate breakfast and then climbed to the top of Masada in 38 degree heat! While on top of Masada, we split into our colour groups with teenagers from other cohorts and participated in a program facilitated by the international Diller staff that analyzed the historical validity of the famous Jewish Zealot story. Afterwards, we rode the cable car down to the base of the mountain and as a cohort, we discussed Kennes and our final reflections from it. We then ate lunch and drove down to the Dead Sea, where we floated in the extremely salty water and covered ourselves in Dead Sea mud. As we prepared to leave to Eilat, our new bus broke down, forcing us to wait for almost an hour and a half at the Dead Sea until it got fixed. We finally got on our way and arrived at Yan's Beach in Eilat, where we participated in an opening ceremony and dinner that officially began what is sure to be an incredible Community Week. We are now settled in at our host homes with our Israeli partners and catching up on our sleep! We can't wait until tomorrow, when we will officially begin Community Week programming! Laila Tov!
PS, happy birthday Mummy!
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