When Hatikvah flowed triumphantly from the speakers, the emotions were raw and powerful and we rose to our feet as one. Achdout – literally "unity" in Hebrew, but translating to a more powerful sentiment than our word conveys – is a contagion that has infected our whole group.Â
Many of us had never ridden a camel before and we were all very excited. We named our camels and took tons of pictures with them.Â
We saw some beautiful artwork on the way out of the old city.
For some of us, this was our first Shabbat experience.
We then trekked up to the bus on a short and sweet climb up broken rocks that served as a natural staircase. It was beautiful.
We have new friends an exciting and busy day waiting tomorrow. :)
We wished our luggage safe travels and began our journey to Israel together.
Brian Freedman
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