Everyone should know by now that Wednesday is the famous Israel Seminar day! This week’s session was about Haredim and the Shas, complete with a visit to Meah Shearim.

Here’s our Top 5 of Meah Shearim:

1. Having our first latke of the Hanukkah season

2. NEW fun fact (for us): Did you know that the Haredim have “kosher” cell phones? They can’t receive/send text messages or access the internet.

3. Going on a walking tour with Avraham Tsvi Shav-Aretz

4. Visiting Beit Bracha, the Girls School of the Karlin Hasidim, to meet with Rabbi Jakobovits, Dean of the HaRav Lord Jakobovits Torah Institute of Contemporary Issues.

5. Brainstorming our future project with Jeremy Leigh (get excited)

As future rabbis, we think it’s important to experience all types of Jewish practice, as genuinely as possible, so keep a look out for our newest project - coming soon!