Travel Day & Day 1 | Shorashim - Israel with Israelis

Travel Day & Day 1

We're here in Israel and everything is great! We were lucky to get out of Newark JUST before the snowstorm hit, and took off with just a slight delay. Our flight was smooth and, other than a lot of crying babies aboard, went without problem. Once we landed in Israel we were warmly greeted by our Israeli participants and staff and headed North to the Golan Heights. Even though it was after midnight in America, it was early morning in Israel, and we had a full day scheduled. We stopped at Mount Gilboa along the way and had a special welcome ceremony, where we began to learn each other's names and said the sheheciaynu, a prayer recognizing the opportunity to do or experience something for the first time. After checking into the guesthouse at Kibbutz Afik and eating lunch, we hiked down Mount Arbel, a cliff face with a beautiful view of the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. Our exhausting day (or really two days) of travel and hiking ended with dinner and icebreaker activities.