Post for Friday, May 7 by Sophia

Hey guys, its Sophia. The Eighth grade is having an amazing time in Israel! On Friday we had a water filled day. We started with getting an early start at Ein Gedi. We hiked up to the best swimming waterfall there, and had a lot of fun swimming, jumping, and splashing around. We all enjoyed it so much, and were sad when we had to leave. Next stop was the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea was a much different experience, not the fresh water, but salty water that stings every part of your body. It’s so salty you can even float in it. A couple people went into the Dead Sea and a couple of us took a hike down the shore until we found some of the Dead Sea mud which we smeared all over ourselves. After the salty experience, we hopped onto the bus and headed north to Tzfat for Shabbos. Friday night we had dinner and davened at a small Tzfat shul. It was a packed shul, the congregation poured out of the building davening, singing, and dancing on the street outside. Well, that’s what happened on Friday, I have to go, we are experiencing some turbulence. Bye.