We left early in the morning from Jerusalem going due south to the Negev desert. There we toured Masada, a mountain with a long history of Jewish bravery and perseverance. After descending Masada and leaving the beautiful views at 1500 ft we drove to lunch at a tourist town right next to the Dead Sea. […]
We ended our stay in Jerusalem with a nice relaxing day. We started off with a late breakfast before we went off to hang out at the park. We first played a game of pass the cucumber before splitting off for some hofshi at the rose park. Many of us played a highly competitive game […]
We started the day off with an early breakfast in preparation for our packed day! First, we took a trip to Mount Hertzl to see the grave of Theodore Hertzl and we also stopped by a number of memorials. We stopped to pay special respects to the Jewish soldiers who fought in World War 2 […]
We started off the day with a late wake up. We have all finally adjusted to the time zone! We then had a morning activity at the hotel which involved a rudimentary overview of the history behind the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We then boarded the bus and set off for Bethlehem. In Bethlehem, we met up […]
We started the day by entering the old city through King David’s tomb, which is the location of the last supper. We then walked through the Jewish and Christian quarters before arriving at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We took a tour of the church and went inside Jesus’ tomb! We also met a […]
We finally made it to Jerusalem after a long ten hour flight! We passed our multitude of COVID tests and had an amazing dinner at the hotel. We then woke up and played some super fun team-bonding games in Sataf. We solved puzzles, learned to communicate, and grew together as a team. After a delicious […]
After months of planning, learning, talking, and dreaming … we’re finally on our way to Israel! Can’t wait to share highlights from what we know will be an amazing four weeks ahead!
Today was a bit of a quiet day. We said goodbye to the Galilee and had a long bus ride to Jerusalem. After relaxing the hotel for a bit, we went out to a nice dinner and journeyed underground into the Kotel Tunnels. Afterwards a few of us stayed to visit the Kotel one last […]
Today started off with a tour of Degania Bet from a life-long resident (Camp Havaya’s own Ruvik). Next we drove to the Golan Heights and looked out into Syria. Our tour guide Dalak talked to us about the recent history of the region. After a picnic lunch we headed to a chocolate factory to make […]
Today started off with a long drive to Tsfat to visit the origin of Kabbalah (from which we get Kabbalat Shabbat) and halacha. After lunch we went to Buza Ice Cream, a joint Arab and Israeli business that uses local, all-natural ingredients to make delicious frozen treats. Next up was an improv workshop. We had […]
