We've landed in the holy land! | Shorashim - Israel with Israelis

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.