We started today with a delicious breakfast of fresh fruit, hard boiled eggs, pancakes with chocolate spread (my personal favorite), toast, cereal, and coffee. At 8am we boarded the bus and headed to Tzfat, one of the four holy cities in Judaism. There we learned about Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism) and visited some very old and beautiful synagogues. After this we had some time to shop in some amazing stores in the Artist's colony. I enjoyed the "Art and Soul" Gallery.
We then headed to the Golan Heights where we took a jeep tour through the many hills of the Golan. We had excellent tour guides who talked about Israel's struggle to keep the Heights and what the land means to them. We learned about the strategic importance of the Golan Heights and received insight into the Six Day War of 1967 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973 in which the Golan played an important role.
We then headed to the Golan Heights where we took a jeep tour through the many hills of the Golan. We had excellent tour guides who talked about Israel's struggle to keep the Heights and what the land means to them. We learned about the strategic importance of the Golan Heights and received insight into the Six Day War of 1967 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973 in which the Golan played an important role.
As I write this, we are back at the Beit Shean Youth Hostel eating a big dinner before we get on the bus to take part in a 12 bus scavenger hunt/challenge that will involve over 500 college students. This is all they will tell us as of now ;-) We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow.
Over and out from Israel...
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