July 26th - Tisha B'av

Date: July 26th, 2015

By: Aaron Ambrose

Today we explored the theme of Judaism and struggles in society. Continuing our narrative of tikkun olam, the Toronto and Eilat/Eilot fellows volunteered to paint the inside of the youth futures house in Eilat. With lots of hard work and effort, our amazing effort paid off. We completely transformed the room into a beautiful oasis for troubled youth. We then had a chance to talk with the director of the operation, we found out that UJA of greater Toronto is one of their main donors, a continuation of the amazing Toronto-Eilat/Eilot partnership. After finishing at the Youth Futures House, we travelled to the port where we boarded a beautiful boat. On the boat we analyzed the boarders that the city of Eilat shares. We were very surprised to see how peaceful the borders seemed to be. Later on the the evening, many of the fellows broke the fast of Tish Abaav with a meal on the boat. By the end of the night we had an amazing party on the boat where everyone danced, sang and had an amazing time. Aaron Ambrose

Harbour at Night