Day 29: Sailing Across the Kinneret

Today, after much anticipation, the MBI chanichimot put the finishing touches on the rafts, heard a last safety briefing, and sailed across the Kinneret! As you can see from the following photo, posted on Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed's Facebook page, the MBI rafts, designated by the Habonim Dror flags on the far right, are among more than a dozen rafts! While it is not actually race to see which raft will make it to the either side first, the groups participating in Rafsodia always like to engage in some friendly competition. One of MBI's very own kvutzot - Kvutza Ramon - was second to make it to the other side! As each group arrived to the other side of the Kinneret, they had time to watch and cheer on their peers.

Everyone finished the Rafsodia experience with a great sense of accomplishment and pride in their work they did together. This evening, they had time to process and debrief the experience, eat delicious ice cream, and then rest after an intense, but exciting past few days. Tomorrow, MBI will travel to Haifa.