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Back from Israel!
And goodness me, it was amazing!
I'd never been to Israel before this, but everything felt so nostalgic! It was like every experience I'd ever had in the multiple JCCs I've been a part of, all rolled up in a city that looks like my hometown in CA.
I also really love how nothing happened for Christmas. <3 I always hated how everything just completely shuts down on the 24th/25th, since I was left going "...what do I do now?" every year. But in Israel, shit keeps on happening! And even for Shabbat, Tel Aviv isn't hindered too much!
Only thing was the security. You need to get your bags checked and padded down by security before you enter shopping malls, parking garages...and in one case, a restaurant. I can understand why they need it, but it's a little bit jarring to see the first couple of times.
tl;dr I love Israel <3
And goodness me, it was amazing!
I'd never been to Israel before this, but everything felt so nostalgic! It was like every experience I'd ever had in the multiple JCCs I've been a part of, all rolled up in a city that looks like my hometown in CA.
I also really love how nothing happened for Christmas. <3 I always hated how everything just completely shuts down on the 24th/25th, since I was left going "...what do I do now?" every year. But in Israel, shit keeps on happening! And even for Shabbat, Tel Aviv isn't hindered too much!
Only thing was the security. You need to get your bags checked and padded down by security before you enter shopping malls, parking garages...and in one case, a restaurant. I can understand why they need it, but it's a little bit jarring to see the first couple of times.
tl;dr I love Israel <3