Yaffo

After a gruelling 4hours of packing the kaysers were on their way to a beach-side shabbat in Yaffo with the remaining kaysers. Arriving on thursday, we were able to put our stuff down and head straight into the pool. orly was over the moon, not quite deciding to let go, but improving on her swimming skills greatly.

Ben sought a place of prayer on thursday night and after having been told that there was a 'yeshiva' on the next road down, ben and avigail went to check it out. It turns out it was an awesome hesder yeshiva with around 40 guys. Mum spoke to the Rosh Yeshiva whilst ben went inside to find out the times.

On friday morning. Orly and Ben went down to the shore to collect shells. they built a shell mound, which consisted of a pile of sand with shells stuck all around. Orly also built an island out of rocks and shells, with a lake and some houses inside. It was awesome. Orly, bless her, found a "flossil" of a doggy (not a "fossil" a "flossil"!)... just like charlie and lola :)

ari and the rest of the kaysers arrived. friday night was a spiritual journey with song, dance and praying in the yeshiva, really nice, a really great vibe. after an over-hyper-excitement filled evening with children, there was relative silence...

shabbat day brought more prayers and fun. the extended family came and it was the first time in a long time that we were all together. We sang happy birthday to lauren (belated), dad and safta zila. all was really nice. orly and odelia played really nicely and even got a chance to go to the go to the local playground.

Motzei shabbat brought a party to Yaffo. Even more family friends came to say hi. The evening closed out and everyone breathed a breath of calm!

A croc was used to sieve clean all the shells we collected. shell mountain was created.

Auntie Dan Dan and Yaeli living it up on the beach.

Savta and Sabba with Orly Shmorly and Yaeli Shmageli