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It’s our second day of community week and we were already exhausted. Today we started our day with a long drive up to the Hermon where we had Moshik’s father spoke to us about his experiences in the Yom Kippur War. We then had a twenty minute cable car ride up the mountain and spent some time taking in the view and taking photos. After an activity we started our hike down the Hermom, the same route of the soldiers during the 6 Day War. After this we went straight to Bustan Ha Golan where we hand picked seasonal fruit. The highlight of our day was going on the jeep tours. We had an amazing time seeing sites of the Golan that we wouldn’t of seen otherwise. We blasted music through the speakers and had a few pit stops along the way. One of these included a  a watermelon break. We then headed back to Kibbutz Merom Golan where we had ma’agal Layla and a pizza dinner. After this we headed to The Avital Volcanic Park where we had a private tour with a guide about the creation about the Golan. We then finished off our day with a long bus ride home.

-Amy Gilbert

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