Family, Fun and Sights of Israel

Hello JumpEarth Friends,

Ofer, Ella, Asher and I are having a great time in Israel.  We are spending lots of quality time with family and friends and seeing the beautiful sights of this country.  What really impresses me about the Israeli culture is the strong sense of closeness with the family and the strong sense of community in general.   The connections between people here are close and strong.  Ofer’s family has taken me in and accepted me as one of the clan.  It is heart-warming.   Ofer has an awesome Brother and Sister along with their own wonderful families.  They all have been showing us such a great time.  Oved and his Wife Michelle along with their children Matan, Meital and Noa have hosted us for Shabbat dinner, bowling and escape room fun.  Ronit and her husband Moti along with their children Imri, Oran, and Ariel have thrown us a homecoming party and have invited us to experience some of the best food and sights of Tel Aviv.  I could offer an entire web page about the delights of Tel Aviv, but I will save some of those for future posts.  After a day or two in Jerusalem for the Festival of Lights this week,  we will be heading out to Cape town, South Africa on Friday for a two month stay!  More to come soon and look for other posts from Ofer, Ella and Asher!  I’m off to “JumpEarth”….  Troy

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