What a great day today!
We woke up a bit late today (it's Shabbat after all) and ate breakfast together. Our students all got boring american cereal so we scolded them (nicely) and they all were made to try Burekas. Needless to say they were hooked. If you don't know what that it, it's fried pastries with cheese.
After that we walked to Jaffa, the old city of Tel Aviv. We originally wanted to have services on the beach but because of a big rainstorm overnight it was a bit too wet. So we had a wandering service, stopping at 5 spots along the way for a few minutes of prayer (standing in a circle) and relating it the location we were in. For example, in front of the sea we spoke about the Mi Chamocha prayer which the Jews sang after crossing the sea.
Once in Jaffa we saw many of the famous sites (an arch from 3000 years ago, a statue of Napoleon, and a tree suspended in air) then we headed back to the hotel, but not without stopping at a playground on the way for 10 minutes.
After lunch at the hotel, we went on a bike tour of Tel Aviv. We visited the square where Rabin was assassinated, visited the Lincoln Center of Israel, and crossed the Yarkon River, which reminded our Boston knowledgeable students of the Charles River Greenway. Then, because our students complained when we only gave them 10 minutes at the playground, we stopped at another one (the biggest in Tel Aviv) near the port, a trendy area with lots of stores and restaurants.
We had about an hour of rest time, then made Hadallah on our roof. Finally we headed out to Rothchild St. for dinner. Most of our students decided to try Israeli Pizza. Others went to a famous Gelato place.
Two of our students had successful meetups with relatives. More are planning on visiting when we get to Jerusalem.
They are now back at the hotel ready for another day.
Some pictures from today:
We woke up a bit late today (it's Shabbat after all) and ate breakfast together. Our students all got boring american cereal so we scolded them (nicely) and they all were made to try Burekas. Needless to say they were hooked. If you don't know what that it, it's fried pastries with cheese.
After that we walked to Jaffa, the old city of Tel Aviv. We originally wanted to have services on the beach but because of a big rainstorm overnight it was a bit too wet. So we had a wandering service, stopping at 5 spots along the way for a few minutes of prayer (standing in a circle) and relating it the location we were in. For example, in front of the sea we spoke about the Mi Chamocha prayer which the Jews sang after crossing the sea.
Once in Jaffa we saw many of the famous sites (an arch from 3000 years ago, a statue of Napoleon, and a tree suspended in air) then we headed back to the hotel, but not without stopping at a playground on the way for 10 minutes.
After lunch at the hotel, we went on a bike tour of Tel Aviv. We visited the square where Rabin was assassinated, visited the Lincoln Center of Israel, and crossed the Yarkon River, which reminded our Boston knowledgeable students of the Charles River Greenway. Then, because our students complained when we only gave them 10 minutes at the playground, we stopped at another one (the biggest in Tel Aviv) near the port, a trendy area with lots of stores and restaurants.
We had about an hour of rest time, then made Hadallah on our roof. Finally we headed out to Rothchild St. for dinner. Most of our students decided to try Israeli Pizza. Others went to a famous Gelato place.
Two of our students had successful meetups with relatives. More are planning on visiting when we get to Jerusalem.
They are now back at the hotel ready for another day.
Some pictures from today:
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