On Sunday we went to Tzfat.
Tzfat is the home of the Kabala.
First of all we went round looking at the different Jewish aspects. Why they wright
nah
nach
nachma
nachman
On all of the walls.
We then saw some art work which was a picture made up by the words of the magila, or Torah and so on.
We then were aloud to go shopping in the market place. To begin with I was just bargaining for the sake of bargaining but then I managed to bargain on a jumper of the Israeli defense force lower than anyone else in my group. I saved 30 shekels and so I bought that. I also bargained down on a few other things.
Finally we had a talk from a man called David Freedman. He is an artist that also studies kabala.
He normally draws to teach Kabala.
The letter aleph and the root words are one of his main ideas.
It was very interesting and his art work was very good.
This tour today wasn't like any of the other hikes because there wasn't much walking.
Monday, 24 November 2008
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Bet She'an
On Wednesday we went to Bet She' an, It wasn't a proper hike but it was very hot so just as hard.
When we arrived it looked like an old golf course over grown. However there were ruins from the roman period all over the place.We then looked at a tell, which is a man made mountain where different civilizations have built on top of one another. We then climbed to the top. It was not a long thing but it was very steep and so it was tiring. At the top we talked about King Saul the first king of Israel. The story about the prophet who died, he brought his soul back and he was told that he was going to die, so he killed himself and his son. We then had another bit of a walk and we walked to the edge of the tell and over the edge we could see the most amazing thing ever!!!!!It was a whole Roman center of town. It was amazing, it had been dug up and we then went wandering around and looking at all the buildings. They were all in the position that they were found in and they WERE the originals!It was really cool,
There was one problem however, there were sooooooooooomany mosee's and they were so annoying.It was a very different hike and very good views,well worth wile!
Looking forward to seening Adrian tommorow
more updates soon.
When we arrived it looked like an old golf course over grown. However there were ruins from the roman period all over the place.We then looked at a tell, which is a man made mountain where different civilizations have built on top of one another. We then climbed to the top. It was not a long thing but it was very steep and so it was tiring. At the top we talked about King Saul the first king of Israel. The story about the prophet who died, he brought his soul back and he was told that he was going to die, so he killed himself and his son. We then had another bit of a walk and we walked to the edge of the tell and over the edge we could see the most amazing thing ever!!!!!It was a whole Roman center of town. It was amazing, it had been dug up and we then went wandering around and looking at all the buildings. They were all in the position that they were found in and they WERE the originals!It was really cool,
There was one problem however, there were sooooooooooomany mosee's and they were so annoying.It was a very different hike and very good views,well worth wile!
Looking forward to seening Adrian tommorow
more updates soon.
Monday, 17 November 2008
THe Army Base
The army was very cool because we could see write into Syria.
We learnt about the war and about what is happening now. It was very cool walking around the inside and seeing where they slept and ate.
We learnt about the war and about what is happening now. It was very cool walking around the inside and seeing where they slept and ate.
Gamla
On Sunday we went up north to the Golan Heights. It was a hike down a mountain, up another in the middle that is called gamla, this was because it looked like a camel. So we went to the hump on that mountain, back down it and back up the original one again. It was the hardest so far and by the end of it we were all exhausted this was because there was absolutely no shade around for the whole trip. This place was the home of a lot of birds of pray, especially eagles.Unfortunately there has been poison in the rodents that they eat and so they die.This means that the place we went to, keep the birds until they can produce babies so that they don't die.We wanted to go and see them but we weren't allowed because what ever the birds see when they are young they think is their mother.This means that it would be bad for them to see us.
We then went to An army base...
We then went to An army base...
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Tel Dan and Hula Valley
This trip is before Mt. Tavor but i was doing the Mt. tavor trip at home and i had already started this one.
On Sunday we went to Tel Dan, and the hula valley. Tel Dan is the river that leads to the main water source of Israel the kineret. Tel Dan joins up with two other small rivers that join to make up the Jordan river which flows into the kineret. We went on a hike that lead us to a part of the Tel Dan where the water flows but they have made a man made water hole for people to walk around in. However it is very cold because it is from melted ice. I went in the water and we tried to jump and take a photo as we landed but it didn't work and it really hurt our feet!
We then dried our selves and walked back.
When we got back to the bus we drove to the only place that still has the original water from the hula valley.
It is now a nature reserve because the rest of the swamp was drained for agriculture and to stop the mosquitoes. There was a really good view and it was a nice short, as Alisa calls it, a "Granny Hike".
Finally we went to the area where they re-put the water. There were loads of mosquitoes and we all got bitten loads. So we sung some songs that we had been learning for the Yitzchak Rabin memorial service to the Keshet staff.
It was a really enjoyable day.
On Sunday we went to Tel Dan, and the hula valley. Tel Dan is the river that leads to the main water source of Israel the kineret. Tel Dan joins up with two other small rivers that join to make up the Jordan river which flows into the kineret. We went on a hike that lead us to a part of the Tel Dan where the water flows but they have made a man made water hole for people to walk around in. However it is very cold because it is from melted ice. I went in the water and we tried to jump and take a photo as we landed but it didn't work and it really hurt our feet!
We then dried our selves and walked back.
When we got back to the bus we drove to the only place that still has the original water from the hula valley.
It is now a nature reserve because the rest of the swamp was drained for agriculture and to stop the mosquitoes. There was a really good view and it was a nice short, as Alisa calls it, a "Granny Hike".
Finally we went to the area where they re-put the water. There were loads of mosquitoes and we all got bitten loads. So we sung some songs that we had been learning for the Yitzchak Rabin memorial service to the Keshet staff.
It was a really enjoyable day.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Mt. Tavor
On Sunday we drove up to the top and then hiked down.The view from the top was very good because you could see the difference between the Jewish agriculture and the Arab's agriculture. The jewish agriculture is in big lots because it is more efficient. The Arab's is in lots of different lots owned by single families.I keeped on slipping and zoe kept on laughing at me,
But in a nice way.
The view was good and it was a really enjoyable hike.
We learnt why it is important for the christians and about the story of divora
Mum do you remember
Divora divora i love you divora
and i learnt that it meant bee.
All of the trip was very worth while and i feal that my friendship with some of the liverpudleans is growing.
It was however a shame that jonny could not come but he is getting his cast off
on Sunday!!!!
cant wait to see adrian
please tell him to read the blog.
I have missed out wednesday but i will come back to it.
Miss you all\!!!
And it actually rained for the first time since the day we got here,
WOW! it was sooooooooooooo refreshing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
But in a nice way.
The view was good and it was a really enjoyable hike.
We learnt why it is important for the christians and about the story of divora
Mum do you remember
Divora divora i love you divora
and i learnt that it meant bee.
All of the trip was very worth while and i feal that my friendship with some of the liverpudleans is growing.
It was however a shame that jonny could not come but he is getting his cast off
on Sunday!!!!
cant wait to see adrian
please tell him to read the blog.
I have missed out wednesday but i will come back to it.
Miss you all\!!!
And it actually rained for the first time since the day we got here,
WOW! it was sooooooooooooo refreshing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Friday, 7 November 2008
My Apartment
The apartments are very basic.
The beds are lumpy and small and the duvet covers are square, not usful at all.
In my room is Josh Pelled, David Miron and Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the other room is Joel Kosmin, Adam Driver and Rob cohen.
At nights it is realy fun because we muck about and do work out...
I can now do 150 press ups in blocks of 30.
We all are having a great time.
Our three madrichim are
Elezare, Mirav and Shira.
Elezare is the biggest joker.
He comes in to our roon to tell us off and we end up playing uno.
Mirav is really good fun to be with.
And Shira tries to be hard but she is really soft.
Theyy are really good madrichim.
For all who want to know a good time to call is around 9:00, a bit before or a bit after.
The beds are lumpy and small and the duvet covers are square, not usful at all.
In my room is Josh Pelled, David Miron and Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the other room is Joel Kosmin, Adam Driver and Rob cohen.
At nights it is realy fun because we muck about and do work out...
I can now do 150 press ups in blocks of 30.
We all are having a great time.
Our three madrichim are
Elezare, Mirav and Shira.
Elezare is the biggest joker.
He comes in to our roon to tell us off and we end up playing uno.
Mirav is really good fun to be with.
And Shira tries to be hard but she is really soft.
Theyy are really good madrichim.
For all who want to know a good time to call is around 9:00, a bit before or a bit after.
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Mt. Arbel
Unfotunatly i have already written about this once but the computer crashed so it will be slightly shorter than it was last time.
It was on Wednesday and we went up Mt. Arbel. It was a mountain about 600 meters tall and we started halfway. From there we went up to the top. Once there there was a beautiful view. One side was the kinneret and on the other were some mountains. On the journey down it was very bumpy and then we came to a very small ledge. There we had to walk along it and then we went down a shear rock face.It was really fun.Once at the bottom we had to wait about 1 hour for the slow scardie cats. But then we had a little bit more of a windey path.We could see holes in the walls and we were told about the story of the Romans and the Jews.
It was really interesting
Please comment
Thanks
It was on Wednesday and we went up Mt. Arbel. It was a mountain about 600 meters tall and we started halfway. From there we went up to the top. Once there there was a beautiful view. One side was the kinneret and on the other were some mountains. On the journey down it was very bumpy and then we came to a very small ledge. There we had to walk along it and then we went down a shear rock face.It was really fun.Once at the bottom we had to wait about 1 hour for the slow scardie cats. But then we had a little bit more of a windey path.We could see holes in the walls and we were told about the story of the Romans and the Jews.
It was really interesting
Please comment
Thanks
Afula
We went to a childrens home on Monday.
There we were each given a child to look after and play with.
All the children there are there because of family problems.
Some live there and others just go after school and get picked up at 8:00.
There they can do school work or get fed if there family hasn't got enough to do so.
I was paired up with a little boy called shalev. He is six years old and speaks no english.
so to begin with it was really strange because i could only understand a few words. But we managed to get through. we each drew a picture with each of our names on it and we swapped them. His was really sweet.
We then played outside and he taught me a few words like swing and slide.
When we had to go it was really sad to see his face but we will be seeing each other every monday.
There we were each given a child to look after and play with.
All the children there are there because of family problems.
Some live there and others just go after school and get picked up at 8:00.
There they can do school work or get fed if there family hasn't got enough to do so.
I was paired up with a little boy called shalev. He is six years old and speaks no english.
so to begin with it was really strange because i could only understand a few words. But we managed to get through. we each drew a picture with each of our names on it and we swapped them. His was really sweet.
We then played outside and he taught me a few words like swing and slide.
When we had to go it was really sad to see his face but we will be seeing each other every monday.
Monday, 3 November 2008
Nachal Kziv
Our latest tip was on Sunday. Nachal Kziv is a river that flows along the bottom of a valley. So we had to walk, for 1 hour and a half, down to the bottom. Once there it was a small walk to get to a "big puddle" so to speak and we all went swimming. It was really fun. However once at the bottom of the valley there were streams leading to this "big puddle" and so I walk through them and i put water in my hat and put it on my head.
I want to thank you dad for those to words of advice and for all the training I have had from you.
After we had been in the "big puddle" we walked up a much steeper route back to the top. I would have been with the top group but I had to help someone have a drink because she had run out and she was white with no one else with her. Any way I got back up in half and hour and my legs were killing but the view from the top, the scenery down the mountain and the swimming was worth every bit of pain.
I want to thank you dad for those to words of advice and for all the training I have had from you.
After we had been in the "big puddle" we walked up a much steeper route back to the top. I would have been with the top group but I had to help someone have a drink because she had run out and she was white with no one else with her. Any way I got back up in half and hour and my legs were killing but the view from the top, the scenery down the mountain and the swimming was worth every bit of pain.
Shabbat
Friday night was really good food.
We sang songs and we had really tasty snitzel and chulent.
After we benched we went back home.
Saturday, we davened with the kibbutz and it felt really good that the fact that although we speak different languages we all davened in the same.
We then went to our families that I have talked about before. At the end of Shabbat we did some activities and then made havdala outside!
Not something you can do every day in England.
It was a great experience.
We sang songs and we had really tasty snitzel and chulent.
After we benched we went back home.
Saturday, we davened with the kibbutz and it felt really good that the fact that although we speak different languages we all davened in the same.
We then went to our families that I have talked about before. At the end of Shabbat we did some activities and then made havdala outside!
Not something you can do every day in England.
It was a great experience.
My Family
I meet my kibbutz family on wednesday
they are really nice
I am with Chole rich. And we both think so.
There is are 3 girls and 1 boy. The boy is 5 and so starts school next year, the girls are 3,8 and 10. The little girl is really cute because she was dressing me up in her clothes. We also saw them on saturady for a brunch, (late breackfast) there it was really wied because both the parents had to go out and so we were eating with the granmar. Anway once we had eaten we played piggy in the middle and it was really fun.
As we were walking back the little girl was holding my hand. It was so cute apparently.
Overall i am really pleased with my kibbutz family and i will be posting what we are getting up to.
they are really nice
I am with Chole rich. And we both think so.
There is are 3 girls and 1 boy. The boy is 5 and so starts school next year, the girls are 3,8 and 10. The little girl is really cute because she was dressing me up in her clothes. We also saw them on saturady for a brunch, (late breackfast) there it was really wied because both the parents had to go out and so we were eating with the granmar. Anway once we had eaten we played piggy in the middle and it was really fun.
As we were walking back the little girl was holding my hand. It was so cute apparently.
Overall i am really pleased with my kibbutz family and i will be posting what we are getting up to.
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