YK Tzeirei HaShluchim 5774: Har Arbel The Kinneret and Beyond!!!

Finally the moment arrived to go on our first trip, and boy was it worth the (two day ) wait. We set off early (10am CST Chabad Standard Time if you know what I mean) and headed towards the site of our first activity...hiking down Har Arbel. I was dying after 2 hours, can't possibly imagine how the yidden did this for 40 years.. They didn't even have CamelBaks. Thankfully we had a great tour guide who explained all the history behind our hike, it really added alot. My favorite part was definitely the caves (I actually climbed into a cave that was a mikva like a thousand years ago, its no 749 but what can you do.) Afterwards we sat for an authentic American lunch (Tuna and Salami sandwiches), and even had time to watch the lawnmowers of a thousand years ago (goats) do their job to maintain the beauty of ארץ ישראל.

From there it was off to The Kinneret for a relaxing dip by the frum beach. It was like a huge mikva surrounded by a beautiful screen saver, that place is something else. From the Kinneret we went to The קבר רמבם for a quick tefilla and then straight to ישיבה to get ready for shabbos.

Shabbos in ישיבה was one that I don't plan on forgetting any time soon. I was originally skeptical at spending an entire shabbos stuck on our campus, could I have been more wrong. Everything from top to bottom was filled with singing (spontaneous) dancing, fun (educational) activities and great Israeli food (please all I ask is for some basic gefilte fish keep that morrocan stuff). We concluded shabbos with an exciting melave malka where the staff prepared a unique competiton featuring bochurim from each floor. It was actually hilarious, especially when they had those guys sing in front of the whole ישיבת קיץ , it has been a while since I laughed that hard.

Sounds like a lot of fun right? Maybe even a bit too much, definely enough to let us sink back into shedule but No you guessed it. Sunday comes around and they have us go back to the (Mercedes) coach buses for another trip. This time to a gigantic pool , boy what a splashing fun time. Listen its getting late and if I don't hurry up Ill miss The Grand Draft. Have a good night.

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