Today we woke up at 4:30am to climb Masada. The climb up via the Roman ramp wasn't too hard. At the top, there was a bar mitzvah (which we sort of "crashed"!). The family was from Johannesburg, South Africa and appreciated sharing the ruach. We toured Masada where we learned about the Jews who lived there after fleeing the Romans and eventually killed themselves rather than be captured. We also met a Torah scribe (sofer), who was writing a Sephardic Torah. The hike down Masada was actually a lot harder, probably because the sun was beating down on us. Even though we woke up early to climb Masada, it was super fun. We can't wait for snorkeling in Eilat.
--Shira Resnick
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