Tulip Inn Jerusalem Hotel

... struck me as interesting (much more so than the relics): that Mohammed was in position to order people around to build and guard stuff. Which makes sense, seeing as upon his return to Mecca he was administering a growing empire. On top of that, there's the fact that he rode at the head of an army of 10,000 on the original hajj from Medina back ...

... off with a picnic lunch in a giant succah, but since the boys were too excited to eat, only the adults ate anything. By the end of the day we arranged for our boys to have a &#8220;sleep over&#8221; at their cousins house while Aimee and I went to the Moshav concert at the Ma&#8217;abada night club on Derech Hevron (a couple of blocks from our apartment). <br><br>There were two specific things we did at Neot Kedumim, in addition to strolling and running. The first was ...

... but since I am at the hotel's computer, I can not upload anything. No WIFI in this hotel. The Dove Hotel in Amman was great, now we are in Petra, where things are a little more basic. Umm Quais seems like it must be quite a strategic place, overlooking the Jordan Valley. There are a lot of army guys there, about every 50 yards or so, but we could not see any ...

... and the parents.The eldest being my ex so I'm the big sister.<br>We're still family, I still call mom "eema" (mom) and the kids still introduce me as their sister even though we look absolutely nothing alike and are clearly not related. <br>They come home, one by one, hugs, hugs, "how are you??" "look at you!" it a nice warm feeling being back here. Kinda like slipping into an old pair of slippers.<br>Mom arrived the following day, as expected, and I was just so happy to see her ...

... chief rabbi of Italy. Once leaving, we went through a building that was a surreal experience. A dark almost cave with thousands of children&#8217;s names in various colored lights and their names being spoken. Each name were the names of children who died in the Holocaust. <br>We got our bus 99 and our next stop was the Israeli museum. Currently a large portion of this museum is closed for renovation, however the shrine of the ...

... by millions who have prayed at its edges. Approaching it, watching the women pray, I was overwhlemed to the point of tears. Whatever made it so &#8211; whether it be the prayers of others, the faith of those around me, or the place it contained, a place so special it is believed that it was from the dust on this rock that Adam was created &#8211; it was a holy place. <br><br>If I had been in any doubt, all I needed to do was wait for sunset. I knew ...

... guns.<br><br>That entire day, the commanders had been handing out techniut punishments like crazy for inproperly worn collars, pant legs hanging freely and not in rubber bands, hats worn under a roof, etc. Something was up, because they were not even writing any of these down as normally done. In the evening, our respective commanders announced to us that every single soldier had techniut that night and had to report and stand in a chet before bedtime. With all of us there, one ...

... However, none of the Arab nations are willing to put up their side of the fight for the mosque. As she said, "They can have the mosque, but they will not walk over my dead body for it."<br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> After our meeting, we had dinner on the roof of our ...

... nens). Per un ateu com jo, tant carrega religiosa esgota aixi que decideixo fer una excursio a peu a traves d'un barranc fins a Jerico i per la tarda visitar Betlem, no tant per l'esglesia del Naixement (que visito tambe, i per cert, la propera vegada que prepareu el pessebre, no poseu a la sagrada familia sota un corral sino en una cova que es alla on suposadament va neixer) sino per veure el mur (impressiona mes que el de Berlin tal vegada perque aquest quan ...

... the same spot.  The Roman temple was ultimately converted into a Christian church.  In 7th C Mohammed ascended to Heaven from the same rock - making it the 3rd most holy site in the Islamic religion.  Abd al Malik built the Dome of the Rock on the site in 688 AD.  His main goal was to compete with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (CoHS) on the other side of town, since it was feared to be luring Muslims to Christianity.  al Malik used ...