I couldn't help but think as I sit here on a beautiful, relaxing, Sunday afternoon... that if I were back in Israel.. I'd be in class!
The Israeli work week goes from Sunday to Thursday... instead of Monday to Friday, like ours does.
The reason why is because in Israel, "Friday" marks the beginning of "Shabbat" which is the Jewish day of rest... kind of like OUR Sunday. (There will be more info about Shabbat later).
So basically, Our Sunday is like THEIR Monday... and THEIR Friday/Saturday is like OUR Sunday.
So if you are a practicing Christian in Israel, then you go to church on a SATURDAY, because Sunday is regular work day. Jews, likewise, go to the synagogue either on Friday night and/or Saturday morning. Interesting, huh?
Shopping for pomegranates in the market, also called the "shook."
The University of Haifa dorms- my home for 11 months.
Got glida? Israeli ice-cream, known as 'glida' is quite similar to Italian 'gelato' and is absolutely delicious.
