At the end of bein hazmanim, right before
Derech Etz Chaim begins its intense winter z'man, the yeshiva travels to Mitzpah Rimon for the first of our four overnight tiyulim. We left yeshiva about 9:30 and got to the Machtesh by 12:15 and immediately davened Mincha.
The
Machtesh is a natural wonder that is similar to a crater, but was formed completely through erosion instead of any other cause like a meteorite. Only five are known to exist on Earth and are only found in Eretz Yisrael (Although is a matter of dispute)
Fearless tour guide Danny Sokol, our chovesh Gershon, and
R' Betzalel accompanied the yeshiva students though the heart of
Machtesh Rimon. We marveled at the different landforms that are carved out throughout the Machtesh, the dry river beds and the panoramic views. Pictured above from left to right we have Josh Gersten, Rafi Abraham, Adam Tepler, Yissie Kramer and Uri Henig.
Shana alef Alex Bistritz (pictured above with Joey Hamaoui) entertained us with some amazing free climbing on the giant rocks. Someone (we won't say who) illuminated a bonfire in the highly regulated and ordinanced National Park and we all enjoyed the warmth and camaraderie as we sat around the fire in the late afternoon. After the hike we headed to our hotel accomodations at Ohr HaDarom for dinner, Maariv and downtime in Mitzpeh Rimon
Photo credits go to shana alef's Avraham Treiger, pictured here with his cousin Jack Goldberg with a nice view of the Machtesh below. Also credit to Kobi Schwarzbaum for correctly answering the daily trivia question.
The Machtesh is a natural wonder that is similar to a crater, but was formed completely through erosion instead of any other cause like a meteorite. Only five are known to exist on Earth and are only found in Eretz Yisrael (Although is a matter of dispute)
Fearless tour guide Danny Sokol, our chovesh Gershon, and R' Betzalel accompanied the yeshiva students though the heart of Machtesh Rimon. We marveled at the different landforms that are carved out throughout the Machtesh, the dry river beds and the panoramic views. Pictured above from left to right we have Josh Gersten, Rafi Abraham, Adam Tepler, Yissie Kramer and Uri Henig.
Shana alef Alex Bistritz (pictured above with Joey Hamaoui) entertained us with some amazing free climbing on the giant rocks. Someone (we won't say who) illuminated a bonfire in the highly regulated and ordinanced National Park and we all enjoyed the warmth and camaraderie as we sat around the fire in the late afternoon. After the hike we headed to our hotel accomodations at Ohr HaDarom for dinner, Maariv and downtime in Mitzpeh Rimon
Photo credits go to shana alef's Avraham Treiger, pictured here with his cousin Jack Goldberg with a nice view of the Machtesh below. Also credit to Kobi Schwarzbaum for correctly answering the daily trivia question.
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