By: Isabel Barry
We got to start the day bright and early at 7:30am with a trip to the Children's museum in Holon for "A Dialogue in the Darkness." The Israelis had to go to their morning classes, so we Americans were alone for the first time during the trip. We split into two smaller groups and were taken into a place with no light, so that we had to rely only on our other senses.
It was frightening in the beginning, but by the end we were used to the darkness and were fine. At the end of the tour we met our guide - who was blind. We were amazed with the way that he could lead us through the maze.
After the Dialogue in the Darkness we headed back to the school to reunite with the Israelis. We made glass Hannukiot, and they all turned out very beautiful. We also decorated dreidels. Dreidels here are different from American dreidels because they say a miracle happened here (po) instead of the there (sham)
After lunch we went to the Palmach museum to learn about the war of independence. We went through the lives of 10 fighters in the Palmach. This was very interesting because we have never been taught about this before. It was cool to see how the Palmach or Strike Force eventually became the Israeli Defense Force of today.
After a quick dinner we returned to school and had a Hannukah celebration. We enjoyed a performance by an Israeli cover band. We didn't know most of the songs, but we still had a great time. Then we all enjoyed some Sufganiyot. Jelly doughnuts which are a Hannukah tradition. We haven't had latkes yet, but it is very neat to experience Hannukah here with our Israeli friends.
Here are some pictures of today's activities:
Our art projects - Hannukiot and Dreidels
The finished products
Our Hannukah Concert
Rabbi Raff and a friend light the Hannukiah on the first night of Hannukah
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