The Negev

How fitting to start our time together in the vast land making up 60% of the land of Israel. After arriving, we shared our first shabbat together getting to know one another at the moshebai Sade guest house. Appropriately our first visit was to the graves of David Ben Gurion and his wife Pola. Ben Gurion was not only a visionary leader for the state of Israel but his final resting place serves as a reminder of the importance of knowing the Negev, so this is what we did yesterday. Together, we set out on mountain bikes traveling several miles through the desert getting to know her beauty and challenges. We rode to an "unrecognized" Bedouin village called Aricha and learned about their way of life and current challenges while breaking bread over a delicious lunch. Finally making our way back to the bus we began our journey to Eilat! We'll share some photos and more stories later!