Friday October 2,2009
It is so nice to be able to sleep in two days in a row. I woke up this morning at around 11 am and was able to finish things and pack for my trip to Modi'in for the first day of Sukkot at my Talmud teachers. My room mate, Joey, and I were actually woken up much earlier by the military and police of Israel. It turns out that at around 9 am a military escort with the Prime Minister drove and stopped right outside of Beit Nativ en route to getting the newly released video of Gilad Shalit. It was quite the sound and sight for me to watch right outside of my window. That whole thing went on for about 10 minutes. What a way to wake up and a great way to fall back asleep.
After waking up I showered and got dressed and pack for the weekend in Modi'in. Judah and I walked along with a few other people who were going to Yossi Garr, the Director of Nativ's, to the Takanah HaMerkazit, the Central Bus Station, which was about a 25 minute walk from Beit Nativ. We arrived at the station and got on a Sheirut/Shuttle to Modi'in which is dirt cheap and about a half hour ride. Once we arrived in Modi'in we walked to where we were going and got settle and cleaned up for Shabbat and Sukkot and went to Shul and then came back and ate a nice meal for the first night of Sukkot in a beautiful Sukkah.
Saturday October 3,2009
This morning Judah and I woke up and got ready for Shul and then walked with Josh, our Talmud teacher, and one of his four kids to Shul, about 15-20 minutes from his home. It was a very small and quaint shul. It was a nice davening that started around 8:45 and was done around 11:30ish. After shul we went back for lunch and ate and then we all took a shulffy/nap for a few hours. That passed a large part of Shabbat/Yom Tov. Once we woke up we all played some board games and then went to Mincha and then came home to eat a little something and then finish Shabbat with Maariv. Shabbat was very relaxing and full of good home cooked meals.
After Shabbat those of us in Modi'in headed back to Jerusalem. Judah and I went to grab some pizza at one of our favorite places and then came back to eat at the Sukkah at Beit Nativ. After we ate, we ran over to SuperSol to get some nosh for our three day survival in the Negev. I am finally all finished packing and about to go to sleep at around 1:30 am. I have to be up at 5:30am to begin out three day adventure. I am very excited for the days to come.
Shavuah Tova and Chag Sameach!!!
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