"This says it all"

"This says it all"

              -Evan

Farewell Party

                                                      Farewell Party

Thank you Dvora and Kenny
 for a fantastic party.

Thank you Dr. Beryl for your
Parsha classes.

"Bayla's Angels"
Shana & Vered

Thank you David for the great
 food in the dining room.

Thank you Raya for
EVERYTHING!!

Thank you Steve for a GREAT song!!

Thank you Chanan for coordinating all
the great events with the high school kids.

Thank you Kulanu kids for making our 3rd
Ba'aretz trip a memorable and rewarding
experience for all.

To the tune of Honkey Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones

They landed here El Al in mid October

They didn’t have a clue ‘bout what’s in store

Made it through three months so think it over

Leaving now but they just want some more

Chorus:

Sing a song say so long to Kulanu

They made their mark in style for me and you

He’s full of smile Max D he’s Mr. Friendly

Watch out now he hugs with all his might

Made his mark right in the Chadar Ochel

And when he starts to dance he’s out of sight

Chorus

Max K well yeah he seems a little quiet

 Hey who needs lots of noise to make your day?

But when it’s time for work better watch out

He must be a kibbutznik they all say

Chorus

Zach he’s our deep thinker don’t you know it

And if you ask he’ll share some thought with you

They love him at the Kol Bo who can blame them

He’ll be your friend and teach a midrash too

Chorus

Get ready cause he’s got a lot of questions

Yonatan he’s friends with me and you

Just don’t come late, make sure you shave each morning

I gotta go they need me at the zoo

Chorus

Who’s that girl on hikes she’s number one now

The laundry queen –sweaters, shirts and socks

She keeps the boys in line she’ll have some fun now

Bayla Beinstock she can really rock

Chorus

Evan said hey it was fun the last time

I’ll work a little and soak up Israeli sun

He learned a little Hebrew in the meantime

יאללה חלאס די כבר יונתן!!

Chorus

Let’s give it up for Kenny and Dvora

Made it through these mild winter days

Hiked a lot and ordered lots of pizza

What will they do until the summer days?

Final week Activities

Friday morning we walked through

parts of Bet She'an National  Park.

Crossing the "Gesher"




Max and Mordy checking
out the great views.




                            A big thanks to Judy for teaching us
                     how to make home-made hummus.

Basketball with the high school kids.

Art with the high school kids.

Party Time....Thanks to Chanan

 and the gang for all the good times !!!

Pizza Making, Rosh Hanikra with the Dwek family and Acre

Saturday night Kenny brought over his

portable pizza oven and we all got to make

our own personal pies.

That's not a bowling ball....

that's a pomelo!!

Yonaton helping Kenny paint

one of the bunk houses.

Bayla's brother Sholom making a

surprise visit to the Kibbutz

Steven, Jo, Abie, Zeke and Jake Dwek

arrving on Kibbutz to visit with Max......and

 to travel with us to Rosh Hanikra.

Rosh Hanikra

   Yes..... we were that close to Lebanon. In fact,
the border was about 100 yards to our left.



Cable car to take us to the grattoe's.

The beautiful grottoes at Rosh Hanikra resulted

from an ongoing geological process over thousands of

 years.  It all began with a series of underground shocks

 that ripped gapes into the bedrock.  Rainwater

penetrated and dissolved the bedrock forming tunnels

and sea caves (grottoes)

 Acre (Hebrew)  Akko (Arabic)

Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities

in Israel.  The walls of the city, its fortresses and citadels,

 its churches and mosques and its many other buildings

within its boundries, tell the history of the many rulers

who governed it and fought for it, who built the city and

 who glorified it.

In Acre, you can see the "fingerprints" of many peoples

 and religious movements such as the Canaanites, the

 Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Crusaders,

 the Mamelukes, the Turks and the British.  Today Acre has a Jewish population close to 50,000.

Walking the Old City of Acre on

the way to the famous Shuks.

Shabbos with the Katz family, Bayla riding a Bike and The Golan Heights

                     Friday afternoon we were off to Hashmonaim

 to spend Shabbos with the Katz family.

We would like to thank Stuart, Carol and the

 kids for welcoming us into their home, their shul and

their lives and making our Shabbos a very special one!

Sunday afternoon, Yonaton had a visit from his Israeli

Aunt and cousins....bringing with them enough chips

and nosh to satisfy even Yonaton's appetite.

Monday Bayla received a bike riding

 lesson from our good friend Kyle.

Wednesday we were off to the

 Golan Heights for the day.

First stop was an abandoned

Syrian village

Next, a short visit to the

 Golan Heights Winery

After, we had a chance to tour the DeKarina

Chocolate Factory and not only watch chocolate

 being made, but to try to make it ourselves.....

and to eat it of course!!

DeKarina, originating from Argentina, has been

making chocolate by hand for more than 100 years.

Last stop of the day was to a memorial for

Israeli soldiers who died fighting against Syria. 

 The memorial is locted at the sight of old Syrian

 tunnels and fighting trenches.