The beautiful thing about Shabbat with our host families is that everyone has their own individual experiences that they can share. So as I reflect on my own perfect day, there are also 19 other, completely different but equally perfect days that were had on Saturday.
For me, Saturday was a sleep in, which was greatly appreciated after the busy week we'd had. The night before my partner, Ligia, had her best friend come to sleep over. After the relaxing start to the day, all three of us headed down to the beach, where a lot of the other Dillers had chosen to spend their Saturday. The beach was amazing, so hot and beautiful.
It was great fun everyone being together and hanging out in the Red Sea. I was lucky enough to meet Ligia's friends at the beach. So I got to meet so many amazing new people, which was honestly so great.
After our beach day, Ligia and I headed home for dinner and of course, a much needed shower.
Then, we headed out to Hadas' house, one of the Eilat fellows for some late night programming. There, we learned about and discussed Tisha ba'av and talked a little bit about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Of course we were all exhausted, but the engaging programs kept us awake and interested all through the night. Very, very late the programming came to a close. Half of the fellows decided to have a sleep over at Hadas' house, while the others headed home. Overall, it was a fantastic and wonderful day. And a very informative way to start a very important day for the Jewish people.
Monday, July 27, 2015
July 25th & 26th - Shabbat and Tisha B'av
The beautiful thing about Shabbat with our host families is that everyone has their own individual experiences that they can share. So as I reflect on my own perfect day, there are also 19 other, completely different but equally perfect days that were had on Saturday.
For me, Saturday was a sleep in, which was greatly appreciated after the busy week we'd had. The night before my partner, Ligia, had her best friend come to sleep over. After the relaxing start to the day, all three of us headed down to the beach, where a lot of the other Dillers had chosen to spend their Saturday. The beach was amazing, so hot and beautiful.
It was great fun everyone being together and hanging out in the Red Sea. I was lucky enough to meet Ligia's friends at the beach. So I got to meet so many amazing new people, which was honestly so great.
After our beach day, Ligia and I headed home for dinner and of course, a much needed shower.
Then, we headed out to Hadas' house, one of the Eilat fellows for some late night programming. There, we learned about and discussed Tisha ba'av and talked a little bit about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Of course we were all exhausted, but the engaging programs kept us awake and interested all through the night. Very, very late the programming came to a close. Half of the fellows decided to have a sleep over at Hadas' house, while the others headed home. Overall, it was a fantastic and wonderful day. And a very informative way to start a very important day for the Jewish people.
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