Year 7 – Bedouin Tent Experience
Oren Thaler – Hebrew Teacher | Year 8 Tutor
A Bedouin tent experience
What is the Negev? Where is it and what is special about it? Ask the Year 7 students, in Hebrew, and they will answer these questions, in Hebrew!
This term, students learnt about the desert, and in particular, the Negev desert in southern Israel. They also learnt that the Negev is a home for a special group of people – the Bedouins. Bedouins are known for their hospitality. Traditionally Bedouins were nomads and lived in large tents or other temporary structures, although many nowadays live in more permanent housing.
As a culmination of their unit about the Negev, the Year 7 Hebrew students were treated to a Bedouin experience. They ‘visited’ a Bedouin tent, where they were welcomed by our resident “Bedouin”, Oren Thaler, who greeted them in Arabic, but the rest of the conversations were conducted in Hebrew. Everyone enjoyed pita bread with labane, a traditional white cheese spread, fresh mint tea and delicious dates. A few of our students donned the traditional Bedouin head-covering called ‘kafiya’ and helped the hosts to serve the food.
Thank you to our hosts Morah Erika, Morah Cohen, Morah Miri and Moreh Thaler for organising the event.
