We've landed in the holy land!
We've landed in the holy land! We started our journey at the JFK airport in New York, where we had some good ole ice-breakers with two-truths and a lie. To begin a discussion of Israel, Eliad gave us some trivia questions. How long was the Six Day War? , What are the two official languages of Israel? Answer: Hebrew and Arabic, (though Israel also had a large wave of immigration from Russia and Russian is widely spoken. We also learned about\ Israeli currecy-- I had no idea that there was a 500 Shekel bill. After an eleven-hour plane ride, we finally arrived in Israel. When we were about to land, the pilot announced: "Open the windows. Look left, and look right. Welcome to the beautiful land of Israel, Eretz Israel. And to all our Birthright participants-- have a great time!" Let's do it.

