Day 21 – Water sports in Eilat, ice-skating and eating in burgers bar!

We woke up and had breakfast and tefillah workshops in the morning. The breakfast was really delicious! After breakfast, we walked to the beach and had a session of water sports!! We went banana boating, tubing, kayaking, and pedalling! We had so much fun and were falling all over the place! After that, we had…

Day 20 – Bedouin camp, camel riding, repelling…

By Estee Schorr Today we woke up in the fabulous Bedouin tents and made our way to breakfast where we ate freshly-made bread, omelettes and orange juice. There was also a wide array of cheeses, salads, yoghurts, and all other yummy things 🙂 so good! We then headed on a nice short walk through what…

Day 19 – Latrun, Tel Azeikah, Bar Kochva Caves, Bedouin Camp

After really missing our bus the whole Shabbat, we finally found each other again after the free Shabbat! We picked the people up from both the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem stops, and then we left to go South to the Bedouin tents. On the way there we first topped off in Latrun, the Tank Museum.…

Day 16 – Leket Israel, Dialogue in the Dark, save a child’s heart

We started the day out by showing off our farming skills with Leket Israel. We picked tomatoes to be sent around the country to feed the hungry. We got quite dirty, but it was worth it! Next off we headed to Dialogue in the Dark. It was a fascinating and eye-opening experience to spend an…

Day 14 – Tisha B’av, The Kotel

By Jason Kramer Today we woke up late-ish at 9am and met in the ‘Cheder Peilut’ (activity room) at 9.30am. We were all sitting on the floor because the 9th of Av is a day of collective mourning for the Jewish people and there are certain Things that we do on that day. We all…

Day 12 – Nachal Betset, Pizza in Kibbutz Matsuva, Rosh Hanikra

Today was another fantastic day on TJJ! Day 12 started out bright and early with a delicious breakfast and the morning prayer workshops. The minyan was a hit as usual, and the other tefillah groups continued learning about prayer in general. The bus pulled out at 8:15 and the day began. We hiked Nachal Betzet,…