Only In Israel Would The Prize For Survivor Be…
Only in Israel would the prize for the winning team in a weekly Survivor challenge be a Shabbat Dinner with Challah, honey, wine and Shabbat Candles for the whole team.
And only in Israel would the winning team share that prize with the losers because Jews don’t stop other Jews from eating a Shabbat dinner.
Yup I’m still stranded in Israel but it isn’t so bad. Come visit some time.
Besides blogging here, Brian of London hosts Shire Network News
January 2nd, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I watched the first few episodes of the show and the kiddush and hamotzi was actually initiated by one of the tribe members. And the stereotype of the religion hating secular Israel failed to show its ugly face. All were into it, visibly comforted, happy and moved and there was a definitive collective Amen!
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:35 am
Cool!
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
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January 4th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Hey Cuz, Sorry I missed you last week but it was wonderful to spend time with your beautiful wife and children. As someone who watched several seasons of the American Survivor, I can tell you that “Shabbat Prize” (I wish I saw that) wasn’t the only difference. On the one episode I managed to see on our short trip to Israel, the tribes sat around at night singing and telling stories of their lives which I thought was way more Jewish than plotting all night over who to kick off the island.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Hi, Brian of London. I’m still waiting for the next SNN podcast. Still stuck in Israel? Gee, I’m sorry. Well, there’s a silver lining: Maybe by the time you get to New York the weather will have warmed up a bit. It’s been very cold lately.