Ma Nishma? (whats going on?)

Well I have been going non-stop and I have seen so much this past week. We keep going, going, going and next week we are going to EGYPT! So I wanted to update you on this past weeks adventures!

Friday
We went to the Western Wall for the beginning of Sabbath and Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. It was very crowded and because it was the Sabbath we weren't allowed to use cameras. I spoke with very nice Jewish ladies and learned more about what they believe and how they worship. On Friday night they go to worship and have their spiritual time and then they all come to the wall afterwards to have their joyous worship. Of course, many jews worship differently and have different beliefs so not all worship in this way. It was a very neat experience.

Saturday (Sabbath)
Golgotha- meaning "skull" in Hebrew. This is beleived to be Galgotha. "Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. And he breaing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst."John 19:16-18

Garden Tomb
"He is not here for He is risen" The tomb is located in a beuatiful garden right next to Golgotha. It was amazing to walk inside the tomb and remember the many stories of Jesus and how he died for us. From the picture you can tell that it is a very popular site to many different religions.
"And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the ressurection from the dea." -Romans 1:4


Sunday

Tel Aviv/ Mediterranian Sea
We had one free day and decided to travel an hour to the beach in Tel Aviv! Swimming in the mediterranian Sea was so refreshing and fun! We played in the waves and in the sand and laid on the beach. I got a little sunburnt but now it is a beautiful tan of course :) I wish we had more relaxing days like this.

Monday

Jericho ...remanants of the oldest man-made structure in the world dating back to 7000 BC. This tower is located in the old city of Jericho which is not only the oldest city but also one of the lowest cities in the world (located 2500 feet below Sea Level). Jericho is also where the Israelites marched around the city wall seven times before it fell down. The remnants are visible today thanks to many archealogists.

Judean Wilderness
...Overlooking the Judean Wilderness I was reminded of the story of the Good Samaritan and Christ's fasting in the wilderness. It was unbelievably hot and dry with no water source close by. Looking down into the Wadi Quelt(dry river bed) is where the actual road to Jericho is located. The little boy in the picture was a very annoying native!

Inn of the Good Samaritan
...This picture is the actual inn the good samaritan visited. There is also a mozaic museum located at this site which has many different mosiacs from Byzantine Temples.

Other Important Sites seen:
King Herods Summer Palace

The mount of Temptation

Bedoin Villages

This picture was taken at King Herod's Summer Palace: These little boys were following us around and just watching us. They were adorable!

Next Week..........EGYPT!
Sorry everyone but next week I will have no internet access because I will be in Egypt touring Ciaro and Giza visiting the pyramids, the sphinx, King Tut's tomb, the riding on the Nile, and the most exciting...a camel ride! But I will make sure to update the following week with pictures and hopefully I will also be able to put some on Facebook. I love and miss you all!