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Day 6: The Old City, Kotel & Volunteering

12/23/2012

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By: Lindsey Aronson

After a late night out in Jerusalem last night, a tired bunch of Jews gathered this morning for our tour of the old city. I think it was hard for us to grasp the fact that we were actually in the city we have been learning about since the early days of Hebrew school even though we were staring right at it. While we were sitting hearing some history from Alex, we got to watch a school of little boys have recess and run around us laughing and throwing balls around. It was adorable.

We did some shopping and shmoozing around town and then headed to the western wall. We all wrote notes and then headed down for most of our first times at the holiest place in our religion. The place all if us have heard about but never thought would be right in front of us. I think it was a meaningful experience for all everyone.

Lastly, we went to a local nursing home and shared some laughs, songs, and dances with the people who live there. It was intesting hearing all the places they were from such as Morocco, Argentina, and France, but they all ended up in Israel together. It was a great way to end our tour of the city, and it felt good to see their faces light up :)

Overall, our day in the old city of Jerusalem was a great success and a very powerful and impacting experience.
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Ken Greenfield
12/23/2012 02:25:57 am

Thank you for this great website, and thank you for giving this wonderful experience to my daughter. God bless you all!

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