At Tribe, we believe it’s important for Tour to engage in some volunteering while we’re in Israel. The aims of this are threefold. Firstly, the group understands some of the social problems Israel faces. Secondly, it’s important, whilst we are having a great time, to consider those less fortunate. And, thirdly, to give back in some way to the country in which we are travelling, exploring and falling in love with. In that spirit we headed to Rechovot to volunteer with Shulchan lshulchan Israel – the national food bank and largest food rescue network in Israel where we helped pick tomatoes for the poor people in Israel. 
Next we visited the Weizmann Institute – an international center of scientific research and graduate study located in Rehovot. It is regarded as among one of the best in the world and we were lucky to be given a tour of the complex. The Weizmann Institute is also where the house of the first President of the State of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, is located. At the Weizmann Institute we built rockets and watched the instructor make ice cream out of liquid nitrogen. 
Our final stop of the day was Modiin – a relatively new city that has had a huge influx of Anglo olim (immigrants). It has a large Modern Orthodox demographic and we had the opportunity to meet with, talk to and have dinner with some local families. We heard about what it’s like living in Israel, what sort of jobs they hold and what the aliyah (immigration) process is. Everybody agreed that the food was incredible.
We would like to thank families Golker, Godfrey, Rose, Silverman and Pearlman for hosting our group for dinner tonight and providing us with both excellent food and entertainment.
Francesca Tigner-Orchudesch said, “It was rewarding to be helping such a good cause when we volunteered helping to pick tomatoes for the poor. The science museum was really cool and interesting. There was one part where we used lazers and by moving our hands backwards and forwards we were able to open and close a flower. Dinner with families was really nice, they were so friendly and welcoming and the food was really good too. Looking forward to everything else that’s coming.”
The Tribe Team
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