Shalom Plaza Neve Ilan Jerusalem

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... bad timing. When the priestly blessing commenced the throng fell silent, except for the sound of cameras clicking, at least in and around us. Near the Wall we could see many, many Cohenim covered completely in their talitot, hands held high, swinging from side to side. Then it was over, the loud murmer returned to the crowd, and we exited into the souk as quickly as we could push through the entrance. As we left, heading into oncoming ...

... were at his door.<br>"Yes it's available, if I can just have a copy of your passports." So naturally we handed over our passports. "OK, I will book the tickets, but you will have to arrange with the captain to get off in Rhodes."<br>"But we need to find out before we book the tickets if there is any possibility at all of not being able to get off in Rhodes, we don't want a cruise we want ...

... in the Dead Sea. While Sarah and Addison readied themselves for dinner I went for a late afternoon swim in the swimming pool. It was great. Swimming in cool water with the tall barren cliffs on one side and the blue waters of the Dead Sea on my other side. After another excellent dinner at the dining hall we took a sunset garden stroll and ran into our friend again and were off to bed. Can it get any better?

... br><br>Then the 40-minute skit came and my acting was a huge hit. In the different scenes, I imitated my commander to the dot, represented one of the suck-ups, and also impersonated the funny Argentinian soldier who did not know any English. As I would later tell my mefakedet after breaking distance, the commanders are always on the front stage to their soldiers. They order us around all day despite being our age or younger, they punish us repeatedly, and yet we know all the ...

... movement within the West Bank. For some, a trip to the store that used to take 15 minutes, can now take up to 2 hours b/c of the wall and checkpoints along the way. Like the settlements, the wall too, is illegal under international law.<br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br><br>I don't know if I have mentioned it yet, but the United States gives almost 4 BILLION dollars a year to Israel to use however it pleases ... that means some of your tax ...

... then the Muslims came and built the temple Mount. I thought it was interesting; the story behind it was really fascinating to me. After the Temple Mount we head back down to the Western Wall. My mom and me make slips of paper and put them in the wall, we say a prayer and hope our wishes come true. One fun fact I learned about the slips of paper that get put in the wall is that is your paper is easy to get out by the end of the month the people taking care of ...

... of Northern Europeans in the tomb with us who began singing.  For that matter there was a group of Asian folks at the top of Mt Olives who where singing too.  Apparently, many folks break out in song in Jerusalem.  In the afternoon, we visited the New City.  We were in search of the Mahane Yehuda Market, a live chicken (for a photo op), lunch and the Central Bus station.  We walked a LONG way - and ultimately found the market ...