ISS 2015: KENNES!

By Gabi Edelman

These past few days were spent at Kennes and we were able to meet the cohorts from north America and south Africa. On the first day at kennes we were split up into color groups and played ice breakers that helped us get to know the other fellows in our color teams. A speaker named Neil Lazarus spoke to us about the conflicts that Israel faces. 

The next day we learned about the history of Israel and the Israeli people and we started to brainstorm for our Diller impact projects. Us fellows began to make long lasting connections with the other fellows as we engaged in thought provoking programs. 

On our last day we woke up at 4am and went to climb Masada and we studied the story of Masada and what it means for the Israeli people. After M sada we had a concluding circle and set off for the dead sea. At the dead sea we floated in the water and covered ourselves in mud. We left the dead sea to finally join our Israelis and we are now enjoying our community week in Tel Aviv!