Succot day trip to the Shomron:
During Hol Hamoed Succot the English speaking Ariel community organized a day trip to the north of the Shomron.
The trip was organized by a group of the new olim together with some local Israeli families that are very involved with the English speaking community of Ariel.

This trip symbolizes the essence of the communal aliyah program - a group of olim and Israelis planning together a trip during a Jewish holiday to visit and see the area of Ariel and feel what Aliyah, Ariel and Israel are all about!
It is also important to mention that the whole trip was planned and organized completely  independently by the olim themselves! 

The trip began with a visit to the vineyard in Yitzhar where everyone got a chance to have a glass of organic wine.   Then the trip went on to the main attraction the Shomronim which included a tour of their museum and Succah which has a whole roof (sechach) made of fruit.  The tour continued to Itamar in to the organic farms where you were able to buy goat's milk products and organic products.

The English speaking community of Ariel has been growing over the last couple of years since Ariel joined the communal aliyah program. With people moving to Ariel from the U.S.A , Canada and South Africa as well as people moving to Ariel from within Israel, the community has received a real boost.

We all had a wonderful time and hope to see some new faces and families on the next tour
The Ariel community is always there welcoming new olim to the city Beruchim Habaim!