The night before we went to the City of David we were told that we were going to absolutely HAVE TO go through the tunnels that had water up to our knees. No way around it and we did NOT want to miss it. Fast forward to the next day and we were informed that there was actually a dry tunnel that we could take but that we really should go in the wet tunnel. I'm sorry if this was the lame decision, but I didn't want to get my pants wet and I didn't have water proof shoes so I went through the ... VIEW POST
A Tour of The City of David (Jerusalem, Israel)
The Craziest Thing I Did In Israel (on Birthright)
On our second day in Israel we hopped on the bus at the unseemly hour of 8am and drove up to Mount Arbel in the Lower Galilee near the city of Tiberius. We were told, sort of (because information about what we were actually going to be doing on any given day was always less specific than we would've preferred), that we'd be going on a hike, but not a really a hike, and don't worry, it was okay if you were not a hiker because it wouldn't be hard. Cool, I thought. I guess I'll wear ... VIEW POST
A Street Art Tour in Haifa (Israel)
A few hours after deplaning in Tel Aviv, we found ourselves in northwestern Israel in a small town called Haifa. We grabbed some falafel for lunch, socialized with the community cats, caffeinated at a nearby cafe, and then we were treated to a walking tour of street art by a artist named Hadar. We started off with a red and green mural by a group of artists known as Broken Fingaz Crew (or BFC for short). There was a lot of meaning behind it but I can't remember for the life of me what it ... VIEW POST
My Trip to the City Where Kabbalah Was Born (Tzfat, Israel)
On our second day of the jam-packed Birthright itinerary we spent part of the day in a little town called Tzfat (zeh-fat). I’m pretty sure the main reason we went there was to learn more about Kabbalah, another form of Judaism, made famous in America by the not-at-all-Jewish music star Madonna (maybe you’ve heard of her?). We made our way through the ancient streets of Tzfat, stopping our way to visit an extremely ornate candle shop and we were given a tour of the 16th century Ari ... VIEW POST
Five Things You Definitely Need to Pack for Israel
I wrote about my travel hacks on Monday so today I thought I'd write about the five things that I forgot to bring to Israel. Don't worry, I promise I'll actually write about traveling IN Israel soon. I just need a week or so to process everything. It was a whirlwind trip! Waterproof Phone Case: I went to, not one, but two hot springs. It would've been nice to have my phone in a waterproof case. I actually had it with all of my other travel gadgets but I took it out at the last minute. ... VIEW POST
What To Pack For 10 Days in Israel in February
Shalom! I'm still in Israel but here's what I packed for my 10 days (technically 11 with the first travel day) in Israel on Birthright: Bottoms: Two pairs of leggings, one pair of jeans. Tops: Three ribbed tank tops, one non-ribbed tank top, one short sleeved black shirt, one long sleeve black shirt, one cardigan 1 long-sleeved navy blue dress for Shabbat Sleeping pants & t-shirt 1 Pashmina 1 Patagonia Nano Puff jacket Shoes: It pains me to say that I brought three ... VIEW POST
