As cold as Iceland can get, in one way it’s also among the hottest places in the world + WATCH THE BONUS VIDEO
Rabbi Yaakov Lubin fell in love with Iceland a long time ago.
As a science teacher and textbook writer, he longed to travel and experience everything the world had to offer. So when he got an invitation to a chinuch conference in Belgium earlier this year, he realized it would only cost an extra $200 to fly to Iceland. He jumped at the chance.
“Iceland is an amazing place,” says Rabbi Lubin. For a start, it has the most active volcanoes on earth, with 18 that have erupted in recorded history. But other places, like Japan or Hawaii, have more and bigger volcanoes. What makes Iceland unique is a combination of three things: geothermal activity, meaning the underground forces that make volcanoes erupt; glaciers and other incredible ice structures; and finally, the northern lights, a fascinating natural light phenomenon only visible at the top and bottom of the world.
Rabbi Lubin bought a drone, packed up lots of warm clothing, and headed north — — almost all the way to the Arctic Circle, to put himself under the spell of the fire, ice, and magical lights.
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