A taste of Ashqelon

Spent Thursday night in Kfar Silver, the youth village where the other half of the Otzma group lives, near Ashqelon. A youth village is essentially a kibbutz for troubled high schoolers. They have a school there, athletic facilities, dorms, dining room and farm animals and an emu (but no llama). My buddy Ben gave a me a tour. Then we went out to the marina in Ashqelon and chilled with Dave F and Jenna. It was nice. The next day, Ben and I went to the beach, an absolutely beautiful beach, much nicer and more pleasant than Tel Aviv. Of course, Tel Aviv is where I am now, spending this wonderful Sabbath eve, likely in the most secular of fashions. I promise lengthier posts soon analyzing the Rosh Hashana experience and everything.