The long awaited Shabbat proved to be an amazing experience for the whole group, especially the Americans who do not typically celebrate Shabbat as often or extravagantly as the Israelis do. After a shorter day of activities on Friday, we went back to our Israeli homes to prepare for the holiday with our families. I was fortunate enough to be invited to my match's grandparents home for Shabbat dinner with brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, and way too much food. The dinner was so unique because for me, the family and amount of food was something comparable to the annual Thanksgiving meal, but it is done weekly in Ashkelon. After, some of us met friends of our matches and later, all the Dillers hung out together to finish our evening. We had the next day free with our host families to do different things. I went to Tel Aviv with my host family to spend the day shmying and shopping by the port. For Havdalah, we all met at one house to talk about our Shabbat experiences and what it meant to us. After a meaningful discussion, a much needed dance party went into full rage and we all had a great ending to our weekend in Ashkelon.
See you soon!
Alyssa and Anneliese
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