After taking all of our notes we hiked some more and learned about the 7 crops of Israel; dates, figs, grapes, wheat, barley, olives, and pomegranates and how important they were to the lifestyle of the Jewish people. We then reenacted scenes from the Tanach to learn more about where we were. Then we started going towards a cave and went inside of it. We walked for a few minutes on slippery rocks with a stream flowing below us and the further we walked the darker it got. After climbing up a large rock we reached the back of the cave where there was a slightly bigger water stream and walls of rock all surrounding us. We all turned off our flashlights and stood in the complete darkness and sang Hinei Matov. For me, this was a very powerful experience because at that moment all that mattered was me and the people with me in the cave. We were secluded from everything and just taking in the beautiful moment.
How did singing Hinei Matov in the cave make you feel? What do you think would have happened to the Israelites if they didn't figure out terrace farming?
Remnants of terrace farming
Hiking through Tzuba to Sataf
Old Winepress
Inside the cave
Squad pic
I agree that the singing of Hinei Matov was very powerful. That made me really appreciate and fully realize that we are in Israel and how lucky we are. If the israelites had not figured out terrace farming they would have probably moved to places where there was more rain, or they simply would have had less successful farms.
ReplyDeletesinging the song was very peaceful and gave me some chills. if they didnt discover terrace farming we wouldnt be here today
ReplyDeleteHayden- Singing Hinei Matov in the cave was a really powerful experience. The song is very connecting with the past and with who is around you. If the israelites did not discover terrace farming/ baal agriculture, they would have likely died do to the land not having more sand than soil. The terrace farming allowed water to really seep into the ground and allow crops to grow
ReplyDeleteI think singing Hinei Matov made me feel like we were the only people in the world because it was really quiet and too dark to see anything else. If the Israelites hadn’t discovered terrace farming, I agree they would have moved on to another location and been a less successful and wide reaching people overall because they would be unable to sustain a large population on the small amount of land where they could find to farm without advanced technology like terrace farming.
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DeleteSinging Hinei in the cave was like a mini-meditation. The trickling water in the background and the soothing melody made me feel very much at peace. I think the Israelis would have dief from lack of food or moved on to better land.
ReplyDeleteSinging in the cave helped me to connect me to the class and have a special moment with one another. It also felt really special to know that we were doing something like this in an Israeli cave. If the Israelis didn’t figure out terrace farming, their lack of agriculture would have forced a migration.
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ADAM : I was moved by the singing in the cave because it, to me, represented the community that was built by the Jewish people. They were creating a community with their families and loved ones, and we were together creating our own community in a more powerful way by connecting us all together in song.
ReplyDeleteI didn't sing Heine Matov in the cave because of my claustrophobia and instead Talia and I meditated to the sounds of nature around us, and I think that if the Israelite's didn't figure out teress farming they would have had to move or make another form of farming or all around it would have been more difficult and time consuming.
ReplyDeleteI really liked being in the cave and singing Hinei Matov. It was really peaceful and definitely a once in a lifetime experience.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think the Israelites would have been as successful in agriculture if they wouldn’t of discovered terrace farming.
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ReplyDeleteSinging Hinei Matov in the echo-ey chamber that was the cave resonated with me and cleared my head of prior worries and stresses, and the trickle of water was peaceful and calming to listen to while we were singing. If the Isrealites had not figured out terrace farming, the possibility of Jews becoming hunters, rather than farmers, would be greater. Farming is a large part of that culture and it is not possible to tell what would have happened if they left that aspect of their culture behind.
Being in the cave and singing Hinei Matov was a very nice experience for me because singing it in an enclosed area with a group of people that i have only known for a couple of weeks but some of which I have become particularly close to, it made me enjoy everything that I had and everyone that was in there with me. I believe that if the Israelites hadn't figured out terrace farming then the would have been forced to migrate to a new land
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thanks for sharing your experience.
ReplyDeleteSinging Hinei Matov in the cave made me feel like I was transported in time and was living amongst my ancestors. It gave me the experience to not only connect spiritually with the people that came before me but also with the kids on this program. The Israelites would not have been able to flourish like they did if they did not invent terrace farming and they perhaps wouldn't have either survived.
ReplyDeleteSinging Hindi Matov was odd because it felt like a cult ritual was happening while we were in there and I don’t think the Jews would have been able to survive without the terrace farming
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