The “Friends from Israel” joined us
during our fifth pre-trip session. They
shared with us some of the differences between Israelis and Americans, so we
would be prepared for when the Netanya teens host us one night. One difference is that Israelis are a lot
more personal and touchy. We shouldn’t
be offended or alarmed. The “Friends
from Israel” also shared with us some of the fun things we will be doing in the
cities we will be visiting. By helping us to bargain better, each of us had to
bargain with the seller, Drew Eichel, and pick an Israeli item from his
collection. Next, we practiced floating
in the Dead Sea and challenged each other to see who could “float” the longest.
It’s a lot harder without salt
water! Dan Ginsburg lost first and then
we all followed quickly. People really
enjoyed the games and snacking on the treats.
Kelsey Bardach
exclaimed, “This meeting was learning all about Israel which got me very excited
because I have never been before. I
learned everything from how to bargain to how to float in the Dead Sea and I
can’t wait to do them for real in two weeks!”
In
the second half of the meeting, we watched a video about Michael Levin, an
American who after visiting Israel joined the IDF. He was small, but had a big heart and a lot
of determination. He was shot and killed
in Jordan and his story touched many people because so many of us know soldiers
just like Michael who join the IDF and are risking their lives also. I have seen this video and visited Michael’s
grave before and I am grateful to be visiting his grave in Mount Herzl again
soon to honor what he stood for.
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