Community week begins

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Hey everybody! This is your friendly neighbourhood leader speaking! After many weeks of well coordinated planning we were ready to go. Armed with the best community week leader of the day and his trusted deputies, we all got a bus to Mitzpe Ofir, where we did ma'agal boker in the backdrop of the lovely Golan and Kineret.

Next we ventured down to Majdulia, where we helped dig out an ancient Jewish village. We were told that the village dated back to the Roman era, so we were digging out 1800 years of history. Under the sweltering heat of the Golan sun we helped uncover an ancient Shul, an olive press and a pottery manufacturing plant.

Afterwards we went to the oldest still standing Shul in the world, Um EL Kanatir (Mother of the Arches). There we were shown all the features that comprised an ancient Shul. Our visit there had to be cut short, as we were dying in the heat.

From there we went to the ‘Magic of the Golan’, where we watched a 4-D film that consisted of shots of the Golan that should be used in a commercial for the Golan. After we were done with the film, we went to view an interactive map of the Golan. From there we went to the Beit Weizmann equivalent in the Golan where Ellie and Liat led us in a program about hosting and being a guest.


We finished the day with some Doof Doof and some birthday cake for Jordy and Batya. Overall, the day was a success and I look forward to the rest of community week.

-Drew Feiglin

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