Dear NCSY TJJ Bus 6 Family,

Today we left Arad and our first stop was at Sde Boker and we visited the founder of the State of Israel, David ben Gurion’s, desert home where we learned about Ben Gurion and why he chose such a curious place to live out his life after being prime minister and even be laid to rest.

Down the road we went and hiked a short trail to the spring Ein Ovdat and returned to the air conditioned bus.

We finished our drive for the day at Chan Hashayarot, a bedouin village where we would be spending the night in tents!

In Chan Hashayarot we had the chance to learn all about the bedouin people and experience how they live.

Before dinner we had a chance to go Camel riding!  The desert night was ideal for Jewish meditation and Ben Atwood and myself led the group  in several exercises to help clear our minds and concentrate. It was truly an impactful experience!

Good night from the Negev desert!

Rabbi Shmulie Greene

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