AlexWebs Trip To Israel June5th -17th

[alexwebs]

Going to Israel



Hey All---

so im leaving on thursday to go to israel and i have a 12 or so hour flight. so i was totally thinking that i would love to read some stuff from all of you! so if u have a lil bit of time btw now and thursday morning, maybe u could send me a plane letter to read (the longer the better!!!!) ! i would love that.

gonna miss u all and cant wait to see u all when i get back!
you can either post it on here or email it to alexweblr@gmail.com

Itinerary


Friday
June 6 2008
Shalom and welcome home to Israel!
Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport
Head to Tel Aviv
Visit Independence Hall
Welcome the Shabbat on the beaches of Tel Aviv
Group opening session

Saturday
June 7 2008
Opening Session with Shlomo (Momo) Lifshitz, President of Oranim Educational Initiatives
Walking tour of Tel Aviv and Rabin Square
Enjoy beach time in the Mediterranean Sea
Time for family and friends at the hotel
Briefing on the Middle East situation
Havdallah
A night out in Tel Aviv

Sunday
June 8 2008
Visit Independence Hall
Head towards Jerusalem
View Armon Hanatziv
Visit King David's tomb
Enter the Old City and explore the Jewish Quarter and Southern Wall Excavations
Welcome Shavuot at the Western Wall

Monday
June 9 2008
Enjoy a walk through Jerusalem's neighborhoods
Time for family and friends at the hotel
Group activity for Shavuot
Group activity

Tuesday
June 10 2008
Head north to Caesarea
View the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa
Explore Zfat the city of Mystical Judaism (Kabbalah). View the narrow alleyways lined with ancient synagogues and artists' galleries.
Meet an Israeli Artist
Enjoy a night under a million stars on the banks of the Jordan River

Wednesday
June 11 2008
View deep into Syria from atop Mt. Bental
Hike to one of the sources of the Jordan River
Visit an Israeli Army Base
Enjoy the view from Gadot
Kayak in the Jordan River
Group Session

Thursday
June 12 2008
Head south and enjoy lunch and a chance to swim (float) in the Dead Sea
Enjoy a Camel Trek
Enjoy a Bedouin Hafla (feast) and a World Music Festival

Friday
June 13 2008
Ascend Massada
Welcome the Shabbat at the hotel
Group activity

Saturday
June 14 2008
Swim in the blue waters of the Red Sea
Enjoy some free time on the Boardwalk
Visit Um Rash-Rash Monument
Havdallah
Party at Eilat's popular club Unplugged

Sunday
June 15 2008
See where Eilat originated
View the Ramon Crater
Visit Ben Gurion’s gravesite and learn about his legacy at Kibbutz Sde Boker
Head towards Jerusalem
Historical introduction to the Holocaust

Monday June 16 2008
Visit Yad Vashem – the Holocaust Museum
Visit Mt. Herzl
View the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) and Menorah
Enjoy a hands on experience with the past during an archeological dig
Closing session with Shlomo (Momo) Lifshitz, President of Oranim Educational Initiatives
"What's Next?" – A Session with Oranim alumni
Group closing session
Gift Of Life
Leave for Ben Gurion Airport
Shalom U’lehitraot

[spickle]

wow thats alot of stuff to do, i guess they wanna keep you busy when your there.

[DJNewStyle]

AWebs,

Let it be known that I'm not really one for writing letters. I'm not much of a writer at all really, but I've been on a plane for a bit and I know it can be quite boring with nothing to do. My advice to you, aside from purchasing reading material and drawing on scraps of paper, would be to put this letter away, close your eyes, and do what many people do: sleep. Actually, fuck all of these substandard alternatives. Reading? Drawing? Forget it all. NOTHING COMPARES TO SLEEP. There's never anything to do on a plane that could ever hope to be better than enjoyable, time consuming, unconsciousness, but you're already aware that most mid-air activities suck, because you're reading this letter.

It's not always easy though - you've got to be ready. Being well rested is a common mistake most air travelers make. You might not be tired, but there are workarounds. Take a look at the person sitting next to you. Honestly, how fucking uninteresting do they look? Look at their comfortable travel attire. They put hours into picking out those clothes. This person is probably the most boring person ever to be launched into the sky by a commercial jet. You want to sleep? You want that sweet, sweet black-out pathway to slumberland? You know what you need to do: Start a conversation.

Ask them about their job. Ask about their family. Find out what they like to do in their spare time. If you're not tired after hearing about their motherfucking stamp collection, dog, cat, ferret, or moped - you're completely hopeless. You may have to read this letter a second time.

Remember: Sleep is important on a plane and if you were smart, you'd already have shaved ten minutes off of this trip. It is a well known fact that sleep is the closest thing we have to time travel. You shut your eyes, fall asleep, and when you wake up, you've skipped ahead into the future. It's fantastic, so get to it. If you start now, after 12 hours of sleep you will have instantly warped from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean to the heart of the Holy Land.

If you're Marty McFly, then sleep is your flux capacitor.

Take care and have a great time.

[P-roll]

Be safe Webs....

[Vito Delsante]

can you get me something?

[vealchop]

[BestInShowChris]

Similar to vealchop, I was going to recommend a



though sleep does seem like a pretty good option too.

Safe trip, Buddy.

[Barb]

darn, we didn't get to tan together.

[RobGigs]

Well Awebs is half way done with his trip....

I wonder if he spent the whole $200 bucks he was bringing with him

[alexwebs]

Hey I found internet here in israel i have a couple days left of my trip and i am having an amazing time here. i am on a time limit so i am just writing this to tell all of you that everything is great here in israel see you all soon

Well Awebs is half way done with his trip....

I wonder if he spent the whole $200 bucks he was bringing with him