I've been to Israel several times. The first time was with my family. We lived there for one year, my junior year of high school, when my father had at temporary teaching position at the University of Haifa. Other trips involved sightseeing with my husband; taking my 5 year old son and 2 year old daughter to visit my sister; visiting my daughter who was in a volunteer/study program and later enlisted in the Israeli army; a Hadassah (Jewish women's group) conference and tour; the wedding of my oldest niece.
Back to this trip. Mom and I arrived in Israel on August 8 after a 10 hour flight from New York. We were met by my sister Cindy, along with her daughter Sara and her family. It was an adventure for Sara's three little ones: taking the train to the airport to meet their great-grandmother and great-auntie! They took the train back home, and Mom, Cindy and I took a sheirut (shared taxi) to the town of Telz Stone.
Telz Stone is a 20 minute ride from Jerusalem (without traffic). It's a very religious Jewish gated community. There's a guard at the entrance. The gate remains closed Friday night and all day Saturday because no driving is permitted, in observance of Shabbat (the Sabbath). So on the Sabbath everyone dresses up, gets together for festive meals, strolls down the middle of the street to visit each other, take the children to the playground, and more.
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