today was the first day at school! i went to the school with my family and we waited for about 20 minutes, then i got taken to my classroom, where i met my teacher, and found out that there were 3 russian kids and 1 american kid, but another russian kid and i both joined, so there were 4 russian kids and 2 american kids. We practiced hebrew talking, and hebrew cursive, and i have WAY better handwriting in hebrew cursive then in english, cursive or print!
all in all, i enjoyed my day at school.
plus, i created a youtube account last night and will be posting the videos from my trip on it
here is a link to the channel:
My new channel
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Passover in Israel
Passover is a jewish holliday that celebrates thejews becoming free from slavery. we went to these peoples' house and they had a 4 year old, a 9 year old and a 12 year old
the next night wasnt a seder but we had dinner at our friends' house, and they have a three year old and a one year old, who I basically babysat, and this family has a washing machine and we dont so they will let us use theirs, and when my parents go over there, i will come with them to play with the kids
Your friend,
Micah
the next night wasnt a seder but we had dinner at our friends' house, and they have a three year old and a one year old, who I basically babysat, and this family has a washing machine and we dont so they will let us use theirs, and when my parents go over there, i will come with them to play with the kids
Your friend,
Micah
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Shabbat #1 in israel
Last night we went to Shabbat, and I read my book (point blank by anthony horowitz) and it was good!
The next day we went to services, same story, then we had people over, then we went to our friends the Greybers' house, and played with their three kids. It was fun but I wasn't allowed to play electronic games cuz it was shabbat, so I read a lot.
Today was all in all vey fun and I'm sad that in about a week, i will have to start going to HEBREW SCHOOL! :(
I WANT TO GO HOME,
Micah
The next day we went to services, same story, then we had people over, then we went to our friends the Greybers' house, and played with their three kids. It was fun but I wasn't allowed to play electronic games cuz it was shabbat, so I read a lot.
Today was all in all vey fun and I'm sad that in about a week, i will have to start going to HEBREW SCHOOL! :(
I WANT TO GO HOME,
Micah
Friday, April 15, 2011
The Western Wall
I don't really know how to explain what the western wall means to the jews and why it's special, so here is a paragraph I found on the internet , then I'll tell you about my experience:
It has been a site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage for centuries, the earliest source mentioning Jewish attachment to the site dating from the 4th century. From the mid-19th century onwards, attempts to purchase rights to the wall and its immediate area were made by various Jews, but none were successful. With the rise of the Zionist movement in the early 20th-century, the wall became a source of friction between the Jewish community and the Muslim religious leadership, who were worried that the wall was being used to further Jewish nationalistic claims to the Temple Mount and Jerusalem. Outbreaks of violence at the foot of the wall became commonplace and an international commission was convened in 1930 to determine the rights and claims of Muslims and Jews in connection with the wall. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War the wall came under Jordanian control and Jews were barred from the site for 19 years until Israel captured the Old City in 1967.
Usually people write notes to God and put them in little cracks and crevices in the wall, then they pray to god, so I wrote a note and put it in a small crack. Jonah and me praying at the wall:
I want to thank Wikipedia for the article and I'm glad we are finally in Israel
Hope nobody misses me too much,
Micah
It has been a site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage for centuries, the earliest source mentioning Jewish attachment to the site dating from the 4th century. From the mid-19th century onwards, attempts to purchase rights to the wall and its immediate area were made by various Jews, but none were successful. With the rise of the Zionist movement in the early 20th-century, the wall became a source of friction between the Jewish community and the Muslim religious leadership, who were worried that the wall was being used to further Jewish nationalistic claims to the Temple Mount and Jerusalem. Outbreaks of violence at the foot of the wall became commonplace and an international commission was convened in 1930 to determine the rights and claims of Muslims and Jews in connection with the wall. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War the wall came under Jordanian control and Jews were barred from the site for 19 years until Israel captured the Old City in 1967.
Usually people write notes to God and put them in little cracks and crevices in the wall, then they pray to god, so I wrote a note and put it in a small crack. Jonah and me praying at the wall:
I want to thank Wikipedia for the article and I'm glad we are finally in Israel
Hope nobody misses me too much,
Micah
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Ariving in Israel
We got to the airport and got in a sherut, or mini bus to our apartment and went to dinner about three blocks away at "Burgers Bar" where I had a HUMUNGO burger and some of Jonah's chicken tenders.....YUM!
The next day, today, we went on a long walk to get to a bunch of stores and bought a bunch of stuff for the apartment. Then we took a taxi ride home and now you are cought up to my present day!
P.S. when we arived our apartment smelled like ciggarette smoke, so we bought some fabreeze
I MISS OAKLAND,
Micah
The next day, today, we went on a long walk to get to a bunch of stores and bought a bunch of stuff for the apartment. Then we took a taxi ride home and now you are cought up to my present day!
P.S. when we arived our apartment smelled like ciggarette smoke, so we bought some fabreeze
I MISS OAKLAND,
Micah
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ATLANTS AT LAST!
Atlantis
Today we went to Atlantis water park, and there were many very fun water rides that I went on with my dad. (it was hard to take pictures, so most of my pictures in this post will come from Google Images.
Atlantis is on a man made island near dubai called "The Palm", because it is shaped like a palm tree
First, we went on two rides called "The Plunge" and "The Surge", and they were mostly total darkness, so I couldn't tell if I was facing the right way. (We were on those blow up raft things)
After that, we went on a ride called "The Falls","Stinger", and "Rapids", and I LOVED them all.
Next, we went on "Shark Atack", which goes really fast, then suddenly you are in a tube, that is in the middle of a little pond, and you see: sharks, rays, and fish.
But best of all, I went on the signature ride of Atlantis, "THE LEAP OF FAITH"! It is only one drop, not a series of a bunch, like the other rides, but it is one big strait down drop, and I loved it!
Atlantis is on a man made island near dubai called "The Palm", because it is shaped like a palm tree
First, we went on two rides called "The Plunge" and "The Surge", and they were mostly total darkness, so I couldn't tell if I was facing the right way. (We were on those blow up raft things)
After that, we went on a ride called "The Falls","Stinger", and "Rapids", and I LOVED them all.
Next, we went on "Shark Atack", which goes really fast, then suddenly you are in a tube, that is in the middle of a little pond, and you see: sharks, rays, and fish.
But best of all, I went on the signature ride of Atlantis, "THE LEAP OF FAITH"! It is only one drop, not a series of a bunch, like the other rides, but it is one big strait down drop, and I loved it!
Before I went on it, I was scared, but it was AWESOME! I even went on it twice more!
On my third one my dad wanted to make a picture flipbook out of my sliding, so he said to yell out a word when I came down, so i yelled "CHEEEEEEEEEEEZE!", and everyone around him laughed , maybe if you
look closely, you can see my mouth moving! (but i doubt it)
Google pictures:
On my third one my dad wanted to make a picture flipbook out of my sliding, so he said to yell out a word when I came down, so i yelled "CHEEEEEEEEEEEZE!", and everyone around him laughed , maybe if you
look closely, you can see my mouth moving! (but i doubt it)
Google pictures:
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Dont mind the above words |
My photos:
Monday, April 11, 2011
More Dubaii
All I'm going to say is that we went to the dubai mall, the largest mall in the world and i went to this kid civilization thing. i was an artist, race car driver, and more.. it was called kidzania. then we went home and the next day we had lunch at the taallest hotel in the world:
we also went to the tallest building in the world, and the view was amazing.
Atlantis today! :) yayay!
Atlantis today! :) yayay!
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