Day Two
From, Your Moshes of the day, Grace and Maddie
Today was a great day, waking up to the beautiful view of the Dead Sea from our hotel in Ein Gedi. After a our first very Israeli breakfast we headed to Ein Bokek which was the site for our nearby water hike. We were pleasantly surprised at the amount of water for us to enjoy even though we were in the dessert during summer. Climbing through rocks and waterfalls, it was both refreshing and slippery. We had some gracious falls, with special shoutout to Hanah for falling 5 times and Blake with her slow motion tumble. Micah spiritually embraced the hike when he fully immersed himself in both the water and experience.
Next we drove into Jerusalem to spend the afternoon working in a community garden and nature reserve. We had a fantastic lunch of shawarma and learned about the history of the land. We then had a Torah study in the shade learning about shmita, and how every seventh year the land rests and is not harvested. To take our part in this we worked together to clear the land with shovels and picks. Shoutout to Eliana, Liv, and Talia who worked hard and sweat the day away. Overall we had a great day connecting to the Holy land and nature. Can't wait to see what is in store for tomorrow!
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