On Monday, we left the Owings Mills JCC on a coach bus to Newark Airport. After the 3-hour bus ride, we got to the airport and explored the area as we waited for bag-check to open. However, when bag-check opened, we first had to answer security questions concerning our visit to Israel (a standard El Al practice). After the interrogation, we thought we were finally in the clear, ready to hop on the plane...but alas, we had to face security, and there was no chance that 20 fellows and 5 staff members would make it through security without a holdup. Unfortunately, some toothpaste and Old Bay did not make it to Israel. Fortunately, all 25 people made it through security, so I consider that a success. We all got some dinner at the gate, and hopped on the plane. We slept, watched movies, and sent messages to one another on our seat-back touchscreens as we traversed the Atlantic Ocean and Europe. At long last, we arrived in Ben Gurion Airport at 3:00 Israeli time and we made our way through customs. Our bags came out on the carousel in 20 minutes (much quicker than BWI), and we hopped on a coach bus to Mayumana, a dance/rhythm studio. We used drums, sticks, and even snorkeling fins to produce different sounds. Later, we went to a restaurant called Dr. Shakshuka, where we ate shakshuka, chicken kebabs, and bread and hummus. Many of us were stuffed after the first round of food, not realizing that there was more food coming! Although we were tired throughout the afternoon and evening, everyone seemed excited about being in the Holy Land.
Written by: Jacob Brenner
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