שבת שלום!
Rishon LeZion: before today all I knew was that it was one of the biggest cities in Israel and that it is where the other half of my Diller family lives. However, today we learned more through an amazing race, a movie, and in a little shack in the middle ofRishon. Translated into English, Rishon LeZion means the first to Zion. It was the first Jewish settlement in the Holy Land in about 2000 years. It was able to find water by digging a well deeper than 30 meters (100 feet), which was located in the little shack. The Amazing Race had all 40 Dillers running around a historic part of Rishon. We discovered it was the birthplace of Hatikva, the Israeli national anthem. Our race brought us to the first synagogue in Rishon where the first Hebrew school was established to create a Hebrew speaking society. We even took a stop at the winery inRishon, the biggest in Israel, and crushed grapes ourselves as part of a task.
After a very long, stressful week of running a kaytana (camp), running a seminar, and running around Rishon, the Dillers were looking for a much needed day of rest, which came in the form of Shabbat. The Dillers were taken by their amazing host families to spend a Shabbat with them and to experience a Shabbat like an Israeli would, something that many haven’t done before. On Saturday, many of us either slept in, went to temple, or went to an exciting place in Israel such as the kinneret, the beach, or Haifa.
After spending quality time with the host families, we were all excited to see each other again. We met to go to a Mayumana show in Jaffa. They created music not with just instruments, but by using the audience, beat boxing, or hitting their own bodies. The Rishon coordinator Keren was even taken from the audience to be part of the show as the pretty woman. It was a wonderful Shabbat and hopefully everyone got their much needed rest in order to have an incredible week ahead!
- Michael Paisner
P.S. I miss you mom and dad and everyone else back home! Hope you are doing well!
P.S.S. Yes mom, I am wearing sunscreen!
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