Day 1

Friday – Day 2
The travel went very smoothly, all for the luggage arrived at the same time we did and after 12 hours on the planes we were all more than ready to sleep. But first, our first cultural experience. We arrived at our hotel in Natanya just as Shabbat was beginning. That means no shops were open, one elevator stops at every floor and local synagogues have some services at the hotel. So, our first cultural experience. As we are eating in the dining room, the roo begins to fill with table of folks from these synagogues. The sit in large groups 112-15 and before they begin to eat they sing – for like 10 minutes. Although we didn’t understand the words since they were singing in Hebrew, it was obvious they w ere praising the Lord. What a great start!