Hey guys, it's Zoe and Idan! Just letting you know guys know that we have no photos today as it was Shabbat!
This Shabbat was a change of scenery for most members of the team. Everyone had to take time away from their 'important' electronics and had to get intact with the Jewish culture of Cambodia, no matter how small. The long hours we spent in shule, at the time, felt as though they were dragging on, never to end. However it was all worth the wait as we experienced our first meal in Cambodia.. with meat involved! Eating meat after waiting eight days was not the only part of Shabbat that we benefitted from. We journeyed to the chabad house to take part of their Shabbat minyan and to join them for dinner and lunch. While at chabad, we started to notice little differences between the typical Melbourne Shabbat and the typical Cambodian Shabbat, such as different tunes in davening and even eating carrot cake between entrée and main course. During our meal we came to meet a number of different people form around the world; some tourists and some residents living in Cambodia. Meeting different Jews from all over the world and experiencing a Cambodian Shabbat is an experience we will never forget.
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