Photos from last week's siyyur to Arad

Ezra studies intently while Yoni looks on.


The kind of happiness that only Moroccan Sufganiyot can provide.

Some of the Shalem girls enjoy a night out at a restaurant with some of their leftover stipend money

Shabbat B'Yachad

Shalem spent last Shabbat in the Golan Heights in a Yishuv called Yonatan.
After a very early start from Bat Yam the group arrived in the Golan and started their weekend together.



Shalem visited Gamla - the remains of the Jewish capital city of the Golan from 87 BC to 68 AD when it was conquered by the Romans.
The area is also partially a home to vultures and other amazing birds which the group were able to see during the visit.



After the visit to Gamla the group returned to Yonatan, where they had an exciting and inspring Shabbat at this beautiful Yishuv in the Golan

A Stroll On Sheinkin

There is something unique about Tel Aviv that separates it from the other culture centers of the world. The most obvious answer is that it's the eclectic mix of Judaism and secularism that gives Tel Aviv its own particular flavor. However, as I discovered today, that is not entirely true. In fact one could view Tel Aviv as a metaphor for today's Jewish world. In one block I saw: a man wearing a streimel crossing a street, a woman eating from a non-kosher restaurant with a mezuzah on the door, a man with tattoos covering his entire body, and a woman in a sheitel and hair covering running a small trendy fashion shop. Going through my head as I witnessed all this was, "Wow, only in Israel." We are on a pluralistic program, but as religious Jews we must find ways to both socialize and separate ourselves from the rest of the group. On Sheinkin Street I saw a variety of different types of Jews mingling with one another. We have a diverse religion and we must accept and embrace it.
- Jason Edelman (from 11/2)