Ceasaria
View from the top of Mt. Arbel, view of Galilee and Golan Heights
One of the scariest parts of the hike, and we are working on NO sleep
Arab Israeli town
Tzfat, with a “messiah flag”, known as a mystical city
This is the area where Kabballah originated
Western wall
Prayer clock
Lebanese Border, and yes we walked past the sign, despite its warnings
Lebanese military outpost
UN area, on the Lebanese side
The Israeli army came and told us to leave, and wiped our footprints off the road
You can't see it, but he has a gun
From the top of a mountain overlooking the Israeli-Syrian border
Israel and Syria
Shabat pointing out Syria
Syria
Used to be an Israeli base, now it belongs to Syria
For some reason, I'm serving Israel and Syria to the camera
Water hike in the Golan, a tributary to the Sea of Galilee
Tel Aviv, Yitzhak Rabin Square
Rabin memorial
Where Rabin, his security guards, and the assassin were standing
The beach!
Rachael, Jared, Genna, Dave, Shabat, and Craig
Alexis, Sarah, Sara
Sara, Jeremy, Dalis, Ayelet, Eddie, Asi, Allison, Ari, Ofer, Dan, Shir
One of many hot guys on the beach
The water was AMAZING!
Independence Museum
View from Hotel Shalom in Jerusalem
Playing the name game
Adam trying to identify everyone (he got close)
Jerusalem
Rachael and Asi
Getting the low down on J-town
Asi, tal, Amir, Rachael, Ofer, Orion (in one of their rare moments looking serious)
Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust Memorial on Mt. Herzl
Shopping in Jerusalem a few hours before Shabbat...the crowds were crazy busy!
I know, this is an obnoxious picture
The strangest tea drink I've ever had, and also, the best
Orion helping me pick out the best tea
Apparently, Jews like windmills
Jerusalem neighborhood
Party at Bar 33
We took the party to the street
“Banana Pizza Pasta Tiramusa”
On the bus ride home from Bar 33, “Pepsi versus Coke”
I'm pretty sure they are singing “I like big butts”
Tal, Adam, and Amir, displaying their man crush on each other
Asi taking the hoola hoop challenge
Watch out, Ayelet's on a roll!
Playing Duck, Duck, Goose with the kids
The kids took this one
The kids took this one too, they liked taking pictures more than playing games
I couldn't resist, this is Ben Huida Street
Avital and Asi, breaking into song and dance on the bus
Amir, Rachael, Ayelet, Tal, Orion, and Avital at the Mega Event
A party for everyone on birthright trips at the time
Sara, Rachael, Sarah
Don't ask
The tallest jew in the world!
We had front row seats!
Getting a kiss from the DJ
Mark, Dana, and Asi, rocking out
Emily Rachael Jodi
The crowd is gathering
Shir, our body guard during the trip
Ofer
Dalis and Amir
I wonder, what country are we in?
Adam Rachael
Getting crazier by the moment
The strangest Israeli event I have ever been to, and this is just the start
The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, speaking to us from his office
Benjamin Netanyahu
The couple who donates all the money to fund Birthright
Blowing the shofar
He had the shortest hair compared to everyone else in his band
Shai 360 (he puts K-Fed to shame)
All I can say is, Oh my.
With the benefactors
Dance party!
We stole a balloon from the party
Playing a crazy game of volleyball at the Mega event
We named him Zerfries, he died later that evening, the pop was heard around the world
Emily making the most of the evening
Jerusalem, with Western Wall and Dome of the Rock in the background
Site of the Last Supper
Site of Last Supper, eventually used for Muslim religious purposes
Monk doing his laundry, and yes, I find this cute
The sign on the wall was right, look out for tractors!
Roman street in Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem
Western Wall
Soldiers, Orthodox, Secular, and other people all together at the Wall
Gal, asleep
Negev Desert
Emily and Rachael, riding Marshmallow
Emily, Matt, Dana
Robert, Asi, with an angry camel
Shabat making fire!
Bedouin camp where we stayed
He proposed to Dana later that night, she's worth 300 camels!
Israeli Army Base in Negev Desert
Army Base
The funkiest synagogue I have ever seen (on the Israeli base)
Machtesh Ramon, the world's largest naturally formed crater
Desert Oasis
Dead Sea
Water Fall near Dead Sea
Rachael, Jodi, Emily
The gang
Rachael and Emily floating in the Dead Sea
Hiking up Masada at 4am
I think it may be 5 am now
Dead Sea, from Masada
From the top of Masada, at dawn
Emily and Rachael, and yes, we are exhausted!!! It's about 100 degrees and only 6 am
Rachael and Lindsay
We are happy, though exhausted
Ayelet and Rachael
Sarah and Sara: giving Masada thumbs up!
View from Masada
Ruins of Masada
Rachael having her Bat Mitzvah, along with Allison, Ken, and Sarah!
Reading my portion of the Shof'tim
Another view from Masada
We climbed up this mountain!
Entering Super Jew Territory
More Orthodox Jews
Black hats: As Tim Gunn would say, “Make it work!”
Har Herzl, Israel's military cemetery in Jerusalem
Tour Staff present a skit at the farewell dinner
“Where's the bathroom?”
Adam, Craig, and Mark give superlatives to everyone in the group
Party at our (Jodi, Gal, and me) hotel room on the last night
Let the party get started...even if we are all exhausted
Dan, following his story about eating dog biscuits
We finally get to drink the wine that was confiscated in the Negev desert
Trying to stay awake, but not doing a good job (we are working on about 2 hours of sleep)a
More hanging out
Dana
Close up!
Continuing the fun
“Never have I ever” game
Asi and Shachar
Playing a pathetic game of Kings
Ooh...aah...wow!
Adam trying to get the bottle of wine open by banging it against the wall
It worked!
Rachael trying to avoid losing a poker game...you must ask for the scandalous details
Tal losing at strip poker
Waiting for our El Al flight back to the States
