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32 Lehi Street, (formerly Hyatt Regency Jerusalem) Jerusalem, Israel, 97856, 2-533-1234
Israel is such a mix of eras, peoples,religions and experiences. Gila, our guide, brought history alive for us. What a wealth of information! Being here during Sukkot added to our understanding .As we looked down at the thousands before the Western Wall, loud speakers transmitting the service, Orthodox families with many children surrounding us, we were truly immersed in Jerusalem. Another day, we stood looking out on the Sea of Gallilee as the sun began to set and our guide read the Beatitud...
Jerusalem, Israel krgentzler
... the moral argument, there's the practical problem that the military is dismissing numerous, often highly skilled soldiers at a time that it's stretched to its limits. But the policy got a foot in the door, and a lot of the most compelling appeals for repeal came from dismissed soldiers who wouldn't have served in the first place without it. So OK, it added an extra 16 years (and counting) to ...
Jerusalem, Israel david_chung... return with time to spare for Soulfarm and Moshav. <br><br>A little surprisingly to me, Soulfarm was great, and very different for its sibling Moshav. More American, with a bluegrass flavour, and less overtly Jewish/spiritual content. I’d definetly see them again and buy their Cds. But not exactly the perfect fit for Hebrew Academy. By the time Moshav got on it was 10:55 p.m. and by law the concert had to shut down by 11:00 p.m. Yehuda said as much at the get go, but ...
Jerusalem, Israel tisch... the world. It is the oldest Islamic building which has survived basically intact in its original form.<br><br>We then visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, or the Church of Resurrection. This Christian church stands on the spot where Jesus is thought to be Crucified, as always this is also highly contested. You can also follow along the path of Via Dolorosa, since the 18th century held to believe that this was the street that Jesus walked down ...
Jerusalem, Israel dinoshona... go! Every Israeli I talked to said they prayed for peace, but when I asked about the land they stole, there was a stoney silence. <br><br>They can't take away their happiness, however. 90% of the people I met in Palestine had smiles that were absolutely contageous, while that was hardly true in Israel. I guess the guilty know who they are, without having to be told. I just hate paying taxes for them is all.<br>
Bethlehem, West Bank and Gaza hajjabdullah... were about a hundred signatures of everyone famous in politics or entertainment of the past 100 years. As we left after dinner we all enjoyed reading the names and dates on the floor. <br><br>What a day, Finished by a very surreal event. As we climbed the stems to Mamillia next to the jaffa gate I could see a large flame. I mean a large flame at least 13 feet in the air. When we got to the top, everything was closed, no one was there. Then ...
Jerusalem, Israel leafmold... army training course in the IDF.<br><br>As for the ceremony itself, our platoon commander spoke in front of us about all that we had accomplished in the course with just one week remaining. Just as with previous Shabbats on base, we were to receive a new token (previous items: shoulder icons, dogtags, dogtag cover), this time a hat with the insignia of the platoon. When she finished speaking, we were given time to take photos at the Wall again. Although we had only come one day ...
Jerusalem, Israel salerhand... have an enforced curfew and the military restricts their movement. <br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br><br><br>We were led through the area by TIPH, the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, which monitors the situation in the city. Even while we were there, some of their workers were called away to respond to an incident. They even told us stories and showed us pictures of how they, international observers, were attacked by ...
Bethlehem, West Bank and Gaza beccaboyer... Mykonos. That night back in J'Lem we decide to split up and mom and me go to dinner somewhere and Isaac and dad. Mom and me went to this kosher restaurant where you picked either Milk or Meat. Mom and me picked meat, so we had a hamburger and fries. Finally we got to desert and had soy ice cream and passion fruit sorbet. Weird I know. Next day Dead Sea!!! Esther
Jaffa, Israel grossmanjh... the bus and then the terminal. We give our passports and bags together to a security check. We get the passports back and then go into passport control. This all takes time. We finally get to hand our passports in and answer all the questions. We ask not to have our passports stamped, so we fill out another form and she stamps the form. We pick up our bags and then leave to find some money and then a bus into Jerusalem. We follow the ...
Jerusalem, Israel dancejill
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