Last night, we had the incredible zechut (privilege) to be a part of the wedding we have been raising money for and preparing for all summer. The decorating, the table setting, the food preparation, the waitressing, the shtick, and so much more were all taken care of by Michlelet girls! We had such a great time dancing with the kallah (bride) and partaking in this incredible mitzvah! Mazal Tov!

Today, we had a very busy day. We started out our day at Me'arat HaMachpeila (Cave of the Patriarchs) where we davened at the burial places of Adam, Chava, Avraham, Sarah, Yitzchak, Rivka, Yaakov and Leah. It was very inspirational and meaningful. We then drove down to Efrat and did a fun water/ mud hike at the Bi'ar. After hiking, we continued on to Kever Rachel where we davened Mincha and cried to our Mama Rochel to help us with anything we might need.

Then we came back to Michlelet and got ready for our end-of-the-summer-banquet! The room was decorated beautifully! We ate delicious food, took loads of pictures, watched the girls perform a dance, learned our summer song, watched an amazing slideshow and madricha video, and heard rs. Yudin, Chaviva, and four campers speak. We had a great night re-living our summer and making new memories!

We had such an amazing, learning-filled, inspiring, meaningful, fun, and growth-oriented summer! It's so hard to believe how fast it flew by! We're excited to come home, but we will defnitely miss Michlelet and the friends we've made over these past 6 weeks. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to spend our summer in such a productive and fun way!

We hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures and reading our blogs! We enjoyed taking the pictures and writing about our busy days here on Michlelet! We're sorry for any typos, photo errors, or anything else! Thanks so much for sharing your daughters with us this summer!

Racheli Schwartz & Naomi Weiss

Michlelet NCSY 2011

CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES FROM OUR AMAZING SUMMER EXPERIENCE!