Dana Corriel, MD

A Bar Mitzvah Abroad:

Our Family Trip to Israel in More Than Words

 

What do you get when you celebrate a Bar Mitzvah in Israel, in lieu of a standard celebration back home?

This. You get this.

And by this, I mean a collection of photos with no words needed.

 

Street art is quite spectacular, at every turn.
A friend, jumping in happiness.
Shielding our eyes from the brutal sun in the old streets of Jerusalem.
Dressing up at Masada.
Western Wall in the background.
Somewhere around Haifa.
More wall art.
Eating the goodies of Israel.
Yours truly, feeling invigorated by the Dead Sea's power..
Street art and posing near it.
More street art. Gorgeous.
Street art for the kiddies.
Street art, built around an electric box.
Traditional ceremony of our Bar Mitzvah boy
Ceremony leading into the western wall.
My beautiful niece, reciting at her own Bat Mitzvah, at the newere section of the Wall.
Riding on a camel, in the desert.
Getting Bar Mitzvah'ed at the Western Wall.
Coolness of a youngen.
Overlooking Jerusalem's history.
Cousins chillaxing.
Playing with seashells at a landmark.
Bros overlooking the waters up North.
Cooling off with a soda.
Selfie with Israel's beauty.
Jaffo shopping.
Bar Mitzvah beauty.
On the steps of Northern Israel.
Ice cream in the heart of Israel.
Street art is even painted on the curbs!
Jaffo, where the streets are filled with art
More street art. Faces.
Street food in street art.
Overlooking a golden dome of a Mosque in Jerusalem.
Beautiful cousins.
Cousins. Love.
Shenanigans and more dressing up.
Floating in the Dead Sea, a must.
Warming up from a magical splash in the Sea of Galilee.