Thursday, December 16, 2010

Jewish Identity Questions at the Airport?

Saying goodbye to our parents was sad and satisfying at the same time. 

We're sitting here at Gate B31 eagerly awaiting our flight to Israel. Getting through El Al security was an interesting experience - Fellows had to answer questions about their bnei mitzvah parshiot, blessings they make over Chanukah candles, and what game to play on passover where you find something, whats the name of the game and what it the item you find, and which synagogues they affiliate with. After, we put our bags through an  x-ray machine, where Caleb was pulled aside for questioning about the previous owner of his bag. But we made it through! Some fellows are currently buying food and magazines for the long flight ahead (12 hours), while some are playing a intense game of bananagrams (Halle won.). Noah Honey is marveling at the size of the airplane. We are all greatly anticipating our arrival in Israel! We will keep you all posted, don't miss us too much!
ps. Noah Honey and Erica just made an amazing handshake, they are so funny!!!

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like you are all off to a fun start! Yeah Halle, all those games in VT paid off, kick their butts! :)

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