Dear NCSY NJ TJJ Bus 6 Family,

Hello from Tel Aviv!

After waking up really early on Monday the NCSY TJJ NJ Bus 6 family had a chance to go Camel riding! As we left Chan Hashayarot we stopped at Sde Boker and 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.

We then headed West towards Sderot. On our way to Sderot we stopped a Shvil Hasalat also called “The Salad Trail”. We learned all about Israel’s agriculture and the types of vegetables they grow (you would not believe how many different colored carrots they have!). We even had a chance to taste some of the veggies while touring the green houses!

Next, we had an eye opening bus tour of Sderot, one of Israel’s nearest cities to Gaza. The residents taught us about how they react to rockets being fired from Gaza and about their rock hard resolve in living normal lives. Following Sderot we made a visit to Tel Aviv’s Bar Ilan University and got schooled in Israel advocacy.

We are now comfortably settled in Tel Aviv and look forward to getting some sleep indoors after roughing it in the desert last night.

Important announcement. We are calling the Free Shabbat host families starting tomorrow. Please inform me by replying to this email if there are any changes to the plans you stated in the online form you filled out in the past.

Best,
Rabbi Shmulie Greene

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