CAARI at Underwater Observatory

Written and photos by Nahum Eisenstadt

Our next stop was the world famous Underwater Observatory where we viewed the many aquariums of hard to see fish and coral, shark tank, sea turtle tank and egg laying island and the underwater tunnel that we can walk underwater and view through windows the coral, fish and animals of the Eilat coral reef and lagoon. This pictures shows CAARI viewing some of the harder to see animals that most had never seen before in special well lit tanks.

More CAARI on the Red Sea

Written and Photos by Nahum Eisenstadt

The rest of the CAARI group touring the Dolphin Reef facility home to a number Bottle-Nose dolphins that all have distinctive personalities.

CAARI spent the morning and part of the afternoon enjoying the Red Sea sun and clear air recovering from jet lag.

CAARI-ing On The Red Sea

Written and photos by Nahum Eisenstadt

Four of our 13 CAARI particpants decided to swim with the dolphins and see first hand behavior of these amazing mammals. We call these four our CAARI commando: Joel Weintraub from NY, Dolores Orlove from Chicago, Elliot Rothman and Barbara Rothman both from Toronto.

CAARI on the Red Sea

Written and Photos by Nahum Eisenstadt

The Dolphin Reef is a unique beach front on the Red Sea that does not train dolphins to behave like humans but shows humans the world of dolphins and marine life said Omer the guide at the Dolphon Reef to the CAARI Program participants in our first stop for our Red Sea Day.

Omer is the tall fellow standing in front of the movie screen in the lecture room that CAARI began the touring day. A short lecture about bottle-nose dolphins and a number of short movies showing very sophisicated behavior of dolphins drew the CAARI participants into their Red Sea visit.

CAARI 1st Touring Day on the Red Sea

Written by Florence Pape and Marilyn Gross, Photos by Nahum Eisenstadt

"Our first day of CAARI 2012 included the dolphins at The Dolphin Reef, The Underwater Observatory and a short Eilat tour, an amazing start to a wonderful trip." wrote Florence Pape and Marilyn Gross, two first time CAARI participants from Canada. Here we are the Red Sea the CAARI commandos departing from the Prima Music Eilat for the Dolphin Reef. As we were waiting for the last two people we thought to commemorate the 29th year of CAARI with this first picture.

Welcome to CAARI 2012

Janaury 15, 2012 begins the 29 consecutive year for the CAARI Program, affliated with the Jewish National Fund of Canada, Israel and the USA. We in Israel are very excited to meet the group who will be traveling to Eilat, followed by 4 weeks in Tel Aviv, 4 days in the Galilee and conclude the 7 week program in Jerusalem.
Stay tuned for our unique program and meet the class of CAARI 2012!
Follow along with us. We welcome your comments.

Warm Regards,
Susan Horwitz and Nahum Eisenstaff (Israel CAARI Administrators)

LeHit'triot CAARI 2011

Greetings,
Can you believe that this was the last day of the CAARI 2011? Where did the time go? Our tour continued this last day with some exciting and interesting places and some time for last minute shopping. The first stop was to the Menachem Begin Museum. For those of us that have been there before, it is still a fascinating place to visit. We were all impressed with Israel's museums - each has unique audio visual presentations. And..the Begin is no exception. On went the headsets and off we went with our guide through a maze of rooms, each describing Prime Minister Begin from childhood until his death. What could top this? Well, a visit to the newly renovated Israel Museum which just reopened last summer. Beautiful and well done! Neil gave a short tour of the Judaica and Archeology sections and then we were on our own to select are favorite exhibits.

So, ends CAARI 2011 - it was an amazing time - the participants (you were terrific) , the tours, the community service and the speakers, even the weather - all made this an exceptional program. And - let’s not forget the lasting friendships that were made.

We traveled from the Mt. Adir (on the northern border), to the Negev deserts and the Dead Sea. We climbed mountains, valleys, rode camels, trains and buses – oh - and taxis! We felt the spirit of the country and learned about the current issues as we heard from a variety of speakers from academics to government leaders, artists and ordinary citizens. We worked alongside Israelis helping in schools, hospitals and a food bank. We visited over 60 sites from throughout the country. What an memorable experience we had.

Neil and I want to thank YOU who made this program a success. We are sad to see you go, but so happy that you enjoyed your time on CAARI. We hope to see you next year in Israel!
Lehi'triot and safe travels,
Susan and Neil