Our final day of Kennes began with a 4:30 AM wake up to climb Masada. At the top of the fortress, we spent time learning about the legend of Masada and its significance to the history of Judaism. Afterwards, we headed to a classroom to debrief Kennes and give feedback for the programming. We then drove to the Dead Sea, and spent some time relaxing on the beach. Finally, the group headed to Ashkelon, where we had an exciting reunion with the Ashkelon Diller Teen Fellows. We returned home with our host families to begin Community Week.
The theme for the first day of Community Week was "Dill-love". We started our day at the city hall, where we met some of the people in charge of the Ashkelon-Baltimore partnership. Next we volunteered at a community center in southern Ashelon, cleaning up trash and painting walls. We then went to the Volunteer Center and the day's leaders led units on Jewish Identity. We then went to the beach, where we played games in teams and had some free time in the water. That evening, we had a dance party to celebrate the beginning of our time together.
Our second day of Community Week was centered around family. We started by volunteering at a preschool, and taught games and dances to the kids. Next we returned to the Volunteer Center and had a song contest where each Israeli had to learn an American song, and each American an Israeli song. Next the leaders had some units on Israeli and American families. After lunch, we went to the beach for a sandcastle-building contest, and then home for a free night with our host families.
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