Kindly edited by Lauren Zink and Emily Settle. Republished in the October 2010 OTZMA Newsletter and the Masa Israel blog. Somehow a month has already passed us by. In that time, we’ve been taught about our history and our faith, helped each other overcome our fears, “rode” camels, floated in the Dead Sea, practiced yoga, [...]
I just finished walking around the Old City of Jerusalem on Yom Kippur. Jerusalem is so quiet today, the streets are nearly empty. I saw only three cars driving the road, there were far more people riding by bike. And even then, it was mostly the children. While the country is shut down for the [...]
For ראש השנה (Rosh Hashanah) voyaged north to בית שאן (Beit She’an). It’s located a bit north of the West Bank and just west of the Jordan river. I should be able to say that in hebrew, but I need to practice. Beit She’an is the Partnership 2000 sister city of my hometown, Cleveland, Ohio. [...]
I’ve added some photos to my Flickr. You can view all of the photos from my trip in the OTZMA 25 2010-2011 collection and this current batch of photos in the Beit Canada carnival set. Enjoy!
On Sunday, 29 August we arrived in the small beachside city of Ashkelon. We dragged our bags into our rooms in the fifth, sixth or seventh floors third tower of Beit Canada absorption center. I live in apartment 3602 which has a wonderful view of the city. I have to admit, I’m jealous of those [...]
