As of this entry I have been to Israel three times. Each time much of the country or at least my own experience of it were very different.
I first went the summer of 1969 on a seven-week tour with the National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY). I had just graduated high school and was therefore one of the older, if still dumb, participants. Needless to say we did quite a bit over seven weeks.
My next trip over was the summer of 1972. I ostensibly had to get a language credit for my undergraduate degree from MSU, even though the college dropped that requirement while I was there. I lived in a partially completed condo on French Hill and attended class at Hebrew University’s French Hill campus.
My next trip was right after graduation from Michigan State University and was a substitute for seeking gainful employment. I followed my brother George to Kibbutz Maagan Michael on the coast of the Mediterranean. I attended a work/study Hebrew language program – the Ulpan – and spent my time dealing with breeder stock chickens.
Our last trip over came as a result of finding my quasi-adopted Kibbutz family on FaceBook. We engaged David Frank of our congregation who is also a bona-fide Israeli tour guide to run around much of the country and spent some additional time in a luxury apartment in downtown Jerusalem.
I hope to return soon and add a few more tidbits to these chapters.
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