Tel Aviv to Kibbutz Kfar Blum

Today was another big travel day.  We, thankfully, were able to sleep until 8 am, then get ourselves checked out of the hotel and on the bus.  First stop, Caesaria, where we toured the amphitheater, the ruins, walked along the seashore that inspired Hannah Senesh to write Eili, Eili.

From Caesaria, we continued North to a Druze village on Mt. Carmel where we learned about the Druzim and then feasted on a Druze lunch (best Hummous so far!).

We continued North again; this time to the Golan Heights where we hopped in jeeps and rode over the old Syrian positions, learned about the 1967 war, and about the possibility of returning the Golan for peace with Syria.

From there, to Kibbutz Kfar Blum and its guest house for Erev Shabbat and some time for the adults in the group to reflect on the experience (only 2 days left of the synagogue trip) while the kids entertained themselves with lots of games.

Shabbat shalom.

The girls at a dinner..

A Druze lunch with Emma, the newest Dollinger

On a jeep with Gene and Emma in the Golan Heights..