Today was our final day of Kennes and we started bright and early for the buses from Sde Boker to hike Masada, the historical mountain known for the courageous act of sacrifice displayed by the Jewish Zealots 2,000 years ago. We hiked up the mountain in our color groups and, when we got to the top, we discussed the event and how it should be communicated to future generations. It was interesting to hear about the Myth of Masada. After riding the cable cars back down the mountain, we ate lunch and then headed to the Dead Sea for an afternoon of fun in the sun. At the Dead Sea, we had the opportunity to cover ourselves in mud and float in the water.
After our Dead Sea experience, we finally headed to see all our friends in Yerucham. We were given a bus tour of the city and picked up our "tour guides" (the Yerucham teens) on the way. We played some literal ice breakers in which we passed around a block of frozen ice around a circle while we shared exciting stories from our summer thus far. We continued our afternoon playing even more ice breaker games and were given a mission to secretly gather information on another member of our partnership.
We ended our day with a yummy dinner and review of our exciting Community Week schedule. I cannot wait to explore Yerucham and see what we have in store!
-Abby
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