SH-22-322's blog

From left to right:
1. A group of participants shopping in Tzfat
2. A glass blower demonstrating her art and teaching us about the connection between glasswork and Kaballah
3. The group on the rooftop outlook of an art gallery in Tzfat
4. The view from the art gallery outlook
5. Participants relaxing at the pool at Kibbutz Malcia

After much trial and frustration, we are thrilled to finally be able to SHOW you what we've been up to. Thanks to Robert Stahl-Yohalem for sharing his photos. More to come!

Day 3: Saturday

We spent a wonderful Shabbat at Kibbutz Malcia, during which we relaxed and got to know each other better, but also spent time discussing important issues in Israel, particularly the issues surrounding the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, the 4th anniversary of whose kidnapping was on Friday.

One of our participants, Amanda Hitchcock, wrote the following to share her thoughts on the first two days of the trip:

“Hello everyone at home! Welcome to the Bus 322 blog (yeah!)! Israel is amazing and we’re all having a great time. There’s already so much we’ve seen and so little time to write it down, but it’s already our second day, so let’s have a brief recap:

We arrived safely in Israel Thursday afternoon (just a little bit late) and headed North to our kibbutz in the Golan Heights, stopping along the way in Kahal and had our first of what will be many breathtaking bird's eye views of Israel. We also had a welcoming ceremony and spent time meditating on our expectations for the trip.