All good things come to an end and our first in a great while Return to Israel Tour was one of those good things! But not before seeing three final sites: a driveby of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, Emmaus and the Ayalon Institute. Though Israel has been a reborn nation since 1948, and despite …
Continue reading Emmaus, Ayalon Institute, a Sad Goodbye and a Joyous Hello!
Suddenly I look up and our tour is nearing an end! How did that happen!?! But, we still have another day to go and we're going to make the best of it! Today we visited the Herzl Museum, Yad Vashem, and Hebron. Theodore Herzl is known as the father of the Zionist movement in Israel. …
Continue reading Two Museums, a Special Time with a Holocaust Survivor, and a Jaunt to Hebron
After such a huge opening day in Jerusalem, what could possibly top it? Indeed, tracing Jesus' footsteps to Calvary and the Tomb are huge, but Jerusalem is filled with other special treasures as well. And we aim to find them! Touring the Old City requires LOTS of walking and I think we squeezed every ounce …
Continue reading So Many New Sites and So Much Done to Existing Ones
There is something special about being in Jerusalem on Shabbat. It's the best place in the world to witness Jewish families enjoying a day together and celebrating Sabbath. Hebrew days begin at sundown, so Friday sundown to Saturday sundown marks the Jewish Sabbath. Through glowing rays of sunlight, we began our Jerusalem adventure upon Mount …
