Thursday, April 26

Today was another rainy day. We woke up, did teffilah (shoutout to the Kellman Torah readers), ate breakfast, and were off to Dgania Alef. It is the first kibbutz in all of Israel. Inside the building they had dead animals preserved in jars, and 3 fetuses preserved in jars. After, we went for a swim at Sachne. It is a big natural water system. They also have a couple water falls there, and a little pond. Then, we went to a falafel place in Afula. They made your sandwiches like they do at habachi. On our way back to the kibbutz we are staying, they stopped at a restaurant. No we didn't eat again, we went to a watch tower right next to it. We climbed up and could see all of Israel, azeh nof / what a view.
Congrats to Yonit, we can't wait to hear about your new arrival (Baruch Shalom, or Normon)
Lilah tov, Hannah Udell


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