Our day began with a couple of farewells:
Farewell to Kibbutz Hannaton, as we departed for the South this morning.
Farewell to Dr. Schaffner, who we dropped off in Tel Aviv in anticipation of his flight back to the States early tomorrow morning.
Our main destination for the day was Neot Kedumim, a Biblical preserve which features every plant and many of the animals in the Bible, Mishnah, and Talmud. Here, we were just finishing our lunch when a bus arrived with our new and old friends from Kiryat Gat. This is the beginning of two days of intense meetings and workshops between students from the two schools. We spent the afternoon together at Neot Kedumim, taking part in leadership and bonding activities that included making za'atar and herding sheep.
In the evening, we arrived at Kibbutz Tzuba, our home for the next couple of days. We had dinner together and participated in a great program planned by the Kiryat Gat staff, in which we explored Jewish identity among Israeli and Diaspora Jews and then had an intense discussion of the military operation in Gaza.
Tomorrow, our 50+ (combined) students will hike and complete a Tikkun Olam project together in Rishon L'Zion.
Caroline Musin
Claudia Linda
Rabbi Ruven Barkan
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