Wooah, what a mifgash!

After some teary goodbyes, we are back with our original Alberta gang. We have our final Shabbat and then Yom HaZikaron and Yom Haatzmaut, so still a lot of exciting things to see and do. But we will certainly miss those pen pals!

Our final day with the Israelis was spent in the Golan, between the Banias, a jeep ride, and Har Bental. I don’t have any pictures of Har Bental because Daniella and I had to make an early exit, but I heard from Michal that while hiking to the overlook, she kept telling Sasha and Ethan that they were going to see Syria. They simply would not believe her until she showed them Emek Habacha and Quneitra!  

At our closing summary, Edmontonians and Israelis both expressed how happy they were that they got to be part of this mifgash and how they hope to stay friends and remember their time together forever. It truly was a special group and we will miss them a lot!

Today was spent in Tzfat! We saw a superb presentation on Kabbalistic art and saw other galleries, jewellers, and chachke stores. We went to the medieval synagogues of Isaac Luria and Yoseph Karo, bought a lot of presents, and went on to Kibbutz Farod where we will spend the next three nights.

I'm just getting ready for Shabbat now, so I will sign off and Ethan will add to the blog after Shabbos.

Shabbat Shalom and Go Oilers Go!!!