It was pretty similar to the shabbosos of the past that I have experienced in Israel. On Friday night we prayed for a good while, mincha, kabbalos shabbos, and maariv. It was kind of fun, a lot of dancing during kabblos. We had a decent dinner, with most of the usual mass produced shabbos food. Afterwards we had an oneg, which consisted of everyone drinking beer and a shot or two of Jack Daniels. Good times, just relaxing and talking. I ended the night playing a bunch of games of Gin Rummy with some kids.
Saturday I was pretty sick from the bad meal in Zefat and since I was up a good portion of Friday Night, I ended up sleeping in until 3 PM, so I felt very good all. However, I regret missing two classes; especially the one given by Tom Steinberg, the major donor for our trip, on his business experience. I also missed a speech by Rabbi Gershenfeld, regrettably. When I finally woke up I saw my old roommate who is in Israel on Birthright through Mayanot. We chatted for a while till he had to go to his group. I then wandered into the lobby where I had an intense discussion on a variety of topics with a fellow Meor’er (my group). Then one of the leaders joined in on the conversation (I provide what details I can remember in my next post). We eventually had 3rd meal; a light meal consisting mostly of vegetables and pastries. I then showered and accidentally missed a speech by Rabbi Gershenfeld again! I had no idea he was speaking at this point, when I went to shower. We had a short Havdalah and headed for the evening activities, where I once again had some intense conversations.
No comments:
Post a Comment