Sunday, July 10, 2011

6/18: Shabbat

The first kibbutz we stayed on.
Yummmm...Shawarma!

Sarah and Me at the bat in Tiberius.
I woke up very early today -- despite wanting to sleep in.  Deciding trying to fall back to sleep was futile, I got ready and looked around the kibbutz that we were staying on.  I then had a delicious breakfast.  Breakfast in Israel is amazing: for us, it was typically a buffet with fresh vegetables, pickled fishes, an egg dish called shakshuka, different shmears, yogurt with plums, and cereal.  I sat with my friend Adam while I ate and we talked until some others joined us.  It was a great day to start the day.  Later we did some sunbathing, played cards, and wondered around the kibbutz.  We then had a group discussion called agree/disagree.  Nathan, Amit, and Casey would read a statement about Judaism/Jewishness/and Israel and we walked over to a spot indicating if we agreed, disagreed, were neutral, etc.  It was very interesting to see how everyone felt.  That evening we went out to the city of Tiberius where I got a delicious shawarma and we went out for drink at a bar overlooking the Sea of Galilee.