Today we learned about other cultures and viewpoints in Jerusalem. We began with a presentation about Christianity and the many denominations present in Jerusalem. We then set out to the Old City. At first we were in the Christian Quarter, where we visited the most holy church in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. […]
Today we got an early start and went to explore the Old City of Jerusalem. We walked the walls of the Old City and saw some beautiful views. After that we went underground to learn about the old water systems in the City of David. We got a bit wet as we walked through the […]
Shalom from Jerusalem! We arrived safely this morning to Ben Gurion Airport. We met our tour guide, Noa, our Israeli counselor, Gaby, and our medic/guard Orian. We started the day at the nature preserve Neot Kedumim learning about the biblical connections to the land of Israel. We even got to try being shepherds and had […]
On Thursday morning, we started off our day with a beautiful hike down into a valley with a natural spring at the bottom. With joy from the hike being over, we jumped into the spring, some of us accidentally bringing our phones into the water with us, and enjoyed some fish nibbling the dead skin […]
On Monday, we visited the Ayalon Institute, where we toured the once illegal underground bullet factory that was used to assist Israeli forces during the war of 1948. We then went to Kibbutz Gezer, where we were greeted by Ben’s Aunt Su! She gave us a tour of kibbutz where afterwards we enjoyed a fine […]
On Friday night, we welcomed in Shabbat with the Beit Tfilah Yisraeli congregation in a beautiful service on the boardwalk looking over the sea. The leaders had amazing singing voices and tons of ruakh (energy)! Watching the sunset throughout the service was an amazing sight. It was easily one of the best Shabbats we had […]
Boy have we had a WEEK. Last Shabbat we enjoyed services at Kol Haneshamah. Then Sunday we left Jerusalem to begin our descent to the lowest point on Earth — the Dead Sea! After floating and mudding, we hiked to a waterfall and ended the day in Eilat. It was חם רצח (kham retzakh/hot murder […]
Saturday morning, we attended a Reconstructionist-style service at Kol Haneshama synagogue in Jerusalem. Following lunch and menukhah (rest), the group took an optional trip to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Christian quarter of the Old City. Next, we visited a park near our hotel for an afternoon of frisbee and fun. At […]
We started the day on Thursday by walking through the Hezekiah Water Tunnels in the City of David. We all agreed that it was incredible that the intricate system was built 2200 years ago! After, we went to Mount Zion in Jerusalem. We saw King David’s tomb, as well as where the Last Supper took […]
We landed at Ben Gurion Airport at 6:17 am on Tuesday morning and greeted our friends, Elinor and Tomer. We then met our guides, Vadim and Shera, as well as our driver, Igor. We headed to Neot Kedumim, where we tested our our sheep herding skills and learned about Israeli history. Then we drove to […]
