A personal letter in the Torah & the Dead Sea; what can be better?

Pictures of the last two days will be posted shortly 

Ma nishma? What’s up blog readers? I think a lot of us would agree that today was one of the most thrilling days of the trip. We woke up bright and early in the Bedoin tents after an exciting night living like the Bedoin’s, singing by the camp fire. By 6:20 this morning we were riding camels and watching the sun rise over the desert. How many of us can say that!?  Soon after we were on our journey deep into the Negev to hike Masada. The surroundings were like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Once we all reached the top we hung out for a while, going to different areas and learning about different things. But during this time the Rabbi was able to do something very special for us. We were individually given the opportunity to have a Sofer write one Hebrew letter for us in the Torah. This was an unbelievable opportunity that I will never forget. Again I ask myself, how many of us are fortunate enough to experience this? It was such a deep and spiritual experience that allowed those who participated to connect to Judaism in their own ways. Our next stop was the Dead Sea, the part of the trip many of us have been anticipating from the start. We made our way down to the beach not only stunned by the view but excited to experience the uniqueness of this sea. Some of us made our way down the shore to find the puddles of mud which we covered ourselves in. We snapped pictures, laughed together, and smiled at the fact that even though we were late in returning to the bus… it was well worth it. Walking back I felt so fortunate to be able to experience all that had occurred in just twenty four hours. What a day! What a trip! What an experience!

-Sara K.