We know that Israel needs rain, so we are ‘sort of” okay with it AND it is better than the weather in North America. As you can see, it was very stormy with loud claps of thunder, lightening, heavy rain and even hail!
That doesn’t stop CAARI – we have flexible leaders and off we went. Our plans for going to the forest changed. Instead, we went to a moving experience at Independence Hall, especially hearing Hatikva sung on the tape when Ben Gurion declared the State.
From there we went to visit the Botanical Gardens – the skies cleared. We had a picnic lunch in one of the classrooms. From there we went to Israel’s Intelligence Memorial where on of the well known intelligence offerings briefed us on Israel and the situation. It was a most interesting afternoon. After dinner, documentary film maker, Yael Katzir, discussed and gave us a preview of her latest documentary – Muslims saving Jews during the Holocaust in Albania. What a interesting day.
