King Solomon Tiberias

... the many palm trees in the area.<br>That symbol was on the shoulder tag of my uniform. <br>The sign up in the middle of the building still remained as well, it stated the purpose of our base, which was to protect the area. These were the only two lasting symbols of the base that I knew.<br>I decided to go to the second floor, to my old office. The weeds had overgrown to the point where they covered the pavement leading the way. I go in, alone. Avshalom is not interested and in any case ...

... not think that i have come to destroy the Law or the Phrphets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill."<br><br>Before we left the store clerk recommended a restaurant that looked like...Big Ben. We went on a wild goose chase looking for Big Ben. We finally gave up and made a uturn at a traffic circle and guess what we was directly on the corner in front of us? That's right...Big Ben. The meal was spectacular. No one really spoke English ...

... I got stuck with the over packed back seat where I was still able to curl up and be comfortable to sleep. Ah, the benefits of being five foot. The drive was about three hours including traffic and bathroom/fuel stops. Originally, we had reservations to stay at Yehudi-ya Nature Reserve, but when we arrived, the 'camping' area was like a gravel/sand parking lot with some canopies over it. We would have baked in the sun there. Also, when we got to the ...

... Maenner drei Jahre, Frauen zwei. Das ist hier in etwa so normal, wie in Deutschland bis 18 auf die Schule zu gehen. Und wenn man als Wehrdienstleistender Israeli auf Freigang ist, hat man meistens die Uniform an, aber auf jeden Fall sein Gewehr dabei. Dem zugrunde liegen die Erfahrungen aus dem Yom-Kippur-Krieg 1973, waehrend dem die arabischen Nachbarn an einem Feiertag einen Grossangriff auf den juedischen Staat in Rollen gebracht haben, als praktisch ...

... creative way), then you can see other homes and courtyards beside it. There's also an old synagogue in that neighborhood. Now the original synagogue that Jesus taught in was destroyed in 70 A.D., but the existing synagogue was built over the original one. Again, it was cool to think that this area was where Jesus spent a lot of time. By the way, when we went into the synagogue interior, there was a ...

... north, as well as other lessons on the famous spy Eli Cohen, the 1967 War, the Lebanon wars, and anti-Semitism itself. As it happens, we were given another short break due to Memorial Day and Independence Day, which fall back-to-back. Here in Israel, almost everybody knows at least one person who has fallen either in battle or in a terrorist attack, so Memorial Day understandably took on a very somber tone. Apart from the ceremony held on the base, our bus stopped at another location ...

... Not to psychoanalyze, but it can probably be a bit lonely moving to another country, leaving your family back home, and serving in the army for that new country.<br><br><br><br>Anyway, back to the Professor...As I had been telling him, when I had to go back home for the one week, past the the midway point of my stay at the Weizmann, I told myself that in the 6-7 weeks I had remaining there, I would have to make sure to do the things I wanted to get done ...

... itself, the surroundings were all in Arabic &amp; full of Muslims, the food, the stores, the people. It was really a bit sad. Israelis told us that as more Arabs moved in, more Christians moved out &amp; now it is predominantly Muslim.When I mentioned how it felt like a joke, they said that you usually don't feel it as much as today, because of the holiday. The church itself, the Bascillica of the Annunciation, was a site to see. There were pictures sent from all ...

... Basilica of the Annuniciation, where Mary was told that she was going to bear the Son of God. It was quite beautiful. There was an interesting collection of Mary/Jesus art in the courtyard and inside the Basilica. They had been donated from all over the world. It was interesting to see the Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese perceptions of Mary and Jesus. The church is built over a grotto and there was a service being held when we were there. It was ...

... the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) on April 12, 1951. The full name became formal in a law that was enacted by the Knesset on August 19, 1953. Although the date was established by the Israeli government, it has become a day commemorated by Jewish communities and individuals worldwide. Since the early 1960s, the sound of a siren ...