YBY2: July 18: Nachal Hashofet, Rothschild Garden & Welcome to Yerushalim!
YBY2: July 18: Nachal Hashofet, Rothschild Garden & Welcome to Yerushalim!

This morning, after breakfast and davening, we checked out of our hotel and headed to נחל השופט. There, we took a short hike to the stream where we cooled off near the water. Then, we took a short bus ride to the Rothschild Garden where we learned all about the establishment of Israel and ate lunch there. Our next stop was Yerushalayim! On the bus, people played intense games of DS, took naps, and once we reached Yerushalayim everyone broke out in song. Our first stop in Yerushalayim was the Tayelet where we were able to see the whole city from above! Eliana Moss ran an amazing learning program there about the different times the Jews entered Israel and every group put together a short presentation to perform. Afterwards, we went to our hotel in Bayit Vegan, where we had an awesome night activity of Mystery Envelope led by Tamar! The challenges included cleaning people’s feet with toothpaste, giving people manicures using your mouth to hold the brush and creating a dance to  iPhone ringtones. We are so excited for our first full day and Yom Hachanich in Yerushalayim tomorrow!

Michal M, Dassi, Elisheva & Molly