Friday April 17 2015

Day 9

Addi and Erich

Yesterday in the evening we went to Raz’s house for poikeh (when you throw chicken, vegetables, and rice in a pot and cook it over a fire for 3 hours.) The boys played pass with a tennis ball while the girls helped Yoav and Raz cook. After 3 hours, the food was ready and let me tell you, it wasn’t ready. After everyone took their 3 bites it was all thrown out. At the end of the night, everyone said their final goodbyes. We cried...

Today: We all woke up and made our way out of the Upper Galilee. Our first stop was the mystical city of Tzefat. When we arrived, after a short bus ride we went to an Ashkenazi and Sefaradic synagogue. In the synagogue we saw a very unique Torah ark. The top was bent forward, because it was brought in from Spain and they didn’t properly calculate the height. After the synagogue we went to the famous Tzefat candle shop. There, a woman showed us how they make Havdallah candles. This was really interesting to see how they hand make candles. Next we went to another synagogue, but this time a Sefaradic one. In the synagogue, there was an interesting chair. This chair had a cradle attached to it. Our tour guide explained that if you sit in it, you’ll have a baby boy in a year. Thankfully, nobody sat in it! Next, we went to a Kabbalist artist. He introduced us to Jewish spirituality and the teachings of Kabbalah. His teachings led him to complete art school and move to Israel. Now he makes Kabbalah inspired works of art. It was very inspirational to learn about his lifestyle. Then we had time to walk around Tzefat and have lunch! Today was a sad, but exciting day for all of us. P.S thank you to all of our blog followers. During and after our trip, we’d be happy to answer all of your questions.  We wish you all Shabbat Shalom from Kibbutz Farod in the Upper Galilee.