We started Friday (our third to last day!) by going to the Holon Children Museum. KBA and Ezra students were split up into groups for two tours - "Invitation for Silence", which simulated being deaf, and "Dialogue in the Dark", which simulates being blind. I went on the Darkness tour and it was very eye opening. All my life I took my eyesight for granted not realizing some people always see what I see when my eyes are closed. For people who were on the Silence tour, they had to wear noise canceling headphones. The people who went on the tour said it was very different for them to not be able to hear one thing.
Next we headed to Nachalat Binyamin, a major street fair in Tel Aviv filled with hand-made arts and crafts by hundreds of artists. Then we drove to old Jaffa/Yaffo; we could see a cluster of boulders from the port, and learned about the story of Andromeda's rock from Greek mythology. Our tour was cut short to go get ready for our last Shabbat in the holy land. Jaffa is an ancient port city, and is connected to many stories in the Bible, including Jonah. It is so astonishing to be able to walk on so much history in Israel. -Abby
Hello again friends! Today was Shabbas, so it was fairly uneventful. Even so the activities, such as cards, and playing outside were lots of fun. I mainly walked around the courtyard, and stayed in the hotel room, but I saw many others playing games, and some got their ball stuck in a tree. After dinner we had our final reflection session. Then we had our Auction. Every kid brought something to sell, and we raised over one thousand shekels for the Lone Soldier Foundation!
See you soon!!Love from Makayla
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