this past weekend was a pretty big deal in jerusalem. on thursday night, purim began, friday was good friday, sunday was easter, and it got friggen hot! firstly, purim. purim is pretty much the jewish party holiday; you're SUPPOSED to drink until you can't tell the difference between Haman and Mordechai, ie, evil and good. outside of israel, unl...

Ok, HOLY HOTNESS! Wow, it has been incredibly hot and tomorrow only gets hotter! Ps...this is only the BEGINNING of their summer! Whew! Well, after I wrote this morning we were off and on our way to Jerusalem! The drive was nice and didn't have as much dessert scenery as going to the Dead Sea. Along the way, and as you will see in pictures, ther...

Dear friends and family, This will be a very short travelog as I have a meeting in 20 minutes and I am really just emailing you all to let you know that I and the rest of my classmates are safe and sound following yesterday's big terrorist attack at the old bus station in tel aviv. I was actually at a presentation given by the Israeli Defence Fo...

Our trip was in March 2000, a week before the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II was to make his historic visit to the Holy Land. Security was very tight and all the shrines were cleaned up. Entering Jerusalem's old city through St. Stephen's gate, I could feel its deep sense of historical importance. Walking through the narrow cobblestoned steps to...