(David Morgensztern, on the right, in 10th grade from St. Louis, Missouri)

Many people haven’t been to Israel in their lives, and I think it is very important that people come to visit so they can learn about Judaism and important knowledge for the future, and also to be in a Jewish environment. Today we started off with an awesome hike, Nachal Kziv. There was lots of climbing and a lot of adrenaline. The best part was the pools in the middle of the hike that you can cool off in, it was the hottest day of the summer! We had pizza at lunch which was pretty good in Rosh HaNikra. We then went golf carting and the grottos of Rosh HaNikra. After that, we went to the beach where we went on tornado speed boats, they went so fast that someone’s hat flew off. We topped it off with our classic dinner back at the hostel and are packing up for our 2nd week on TJJ. I became closer friends with some people today and learned my lesson to always drink lots of water on hikes.