Machane Yehuda, Leket, Blind Museum

(Fri) Before Shabbas we got a nice treat... we went to Ben Yehudah and
Machane Yehudah (a market place near Ben Yehudah). It was fun looking
at all the food being sold (especially the watermelon for a shekel and
a half a piece) and clothes on sale...we even got a discount in some
stores because they love Sdei Chemed. As usual there were heaven iced
coffes and ice cream which lots of people bought. Time to head out to
our apartment in the Old City of Yerushalayim. After tons of shlepping
coolers and what-not we finally arrived. That night we went to the
kotel for Kabbalas Shabbas... what an experience! We then ate the
delicious meal in the comfort of our apartment. After the meal whoever
wanted was invited to walk the city and see its beauty.
Shabbos- After waking up from a refreshing sleep, we davened
shacharis in a nice shady location in the middle of the Old City.
During the day, we enjoyed intense conversations and yummy Shabbas
party. Dovid led a tour around the old city and even took them to the
Arab Shuk!! After Havdalah, we were led to.....bambadadam.... a
MACCABEATS CONCERT!!!!!! The Maccabeats are a Jewish A-kapella group.
We all had a fun time singing along and listening to the beatboxing
and singing.


(Sun) What a nice way to start a day--- chessed. There is an
orginazation called Leket which helps gather the produce wich a farmer
has left over to give to the poor. So, we were led to a farm and began
our potato picking..... it was funny to see how dirty they really are!
All together we gathered 1500 pounds of potatoes!!! Next stop:
Hertziliya Beach. It was a nice way to chill; either jumping the waves
or simply tanning (OR BURNING....OUCH!!!) Now comes an experience like
none other- A Dialogue in the Dark. Led by a blind or visualy impaired
tour guide, in total darkess for over an hour, we were sent through
seven different scenes. Using our other senses we had to figure out
what different things were....what a challenge. We even got to go to a
cafe in the dark and order food... =) [and talk to our tour guide,
with whatever questions we had] The barbecue after was really good,
especially with the spicy turkey kabobs. Can't wait to see what more
fun is in store! HADASA RUBIN <3