This year I have the opportunity to
visit Israel in June on a school trip. I have been inspired to go to Israel
ever since I was old enough to learn about the importance of Israel and what
makes Israel an interesting place to visit. Israel means much more to me than
just a country in the world; it is special to me in many different ways.
Israel is the home of the Jewish
people. Hashem promised to give the Jewish people the Land of Israel, (Canaan
during the time of the Torah), as the home of the Jewish people. The Land of
Israel is described as “a land flowing with milk and honey”. This description
defines Israel as a special place, a country like no other. In Israel a large
number of Jews live together as one family. As Jews we are all related, if you
go back hundreds of generations, maybe even thousands of generations, you will
find that you (as a Jew) are very distantly related to the three forefathers -
Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaacov. Visiting Israel for me is a chance to see the home
of Judaism.
There are a number of landmarks in
Israel that I would like to visit, including the Kotel, Mount Sinai, Masada,
the Dead Sea and the Dome of the Rock. I have been inspired to visit the Kotel,
because of all the connections that you can make with it - the Kotel is the
only part of the Jewish temple that is left. I think that visiting Israel,
especially the Kotel would complete my Jewish identity. It is important to
learn about Jewish history; to see this history through the landmarks in
Israel. Israel is bursting with Jewish history, which makes the country so
special and significant. The Dead Sea is another interesting place in Israel
that I would like to see: I have heard that you can float on the Dead Sea
because the water is so salty. This makes the Dead Sea unusual compared to
other seas and inspires me to visit it.
Another reason why I am inspired to visit
Israel is to experience what daily life is like there and to taste genuine
Israeli food. From what I know already,
day to day life in Israel is different to daily life in London, for example
school days are different, from about 7am in the morning until about 1pm in the
afternoon. Another thing that I know is that some people in Israel live
together, as one community, in kibbutz and work together to prepare meals and
other activities like this. I don’t know very much about daily life in Israel
but I am intrigued to find out more about what life is like living in Israel.
To sum up, the reason for my
inspiration to visit Israel is to learn about Jewish history, daily life in
Israel and to able to make stronger connections to Judaism. If I was chosen to
go on the Israel trip it would certainly be a memorable experience for me that
I wouldn’t forget. A trip to Israel would be amazing!
