By: Michael Aspinwall
Our day groggily began at 7am with the group's first trip to the country's holy city. The Theordore Herzl museum and Har Herzl was the first stop on our busy schedule. The group made their way through a video guided tour featuring the father of the Zionist movement. Despite the early wakeup, the museum was one of the most interesting on the trip.
At Har Herzl we visited the graves of Israel's prime minesters and distinguished government leaders. We had a short memorial servic e in memory of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Next the group took an emotional tour of Israel's Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem. our guide taught us about the national socialist regime and the terrible history of the holocaust as well as sharing some of his families personal experiences. Everyone learned something new and it was a very moving experience.
The Second Part of Our Day
By: Jason Kass
After all those museums and activities we stopped to get lunch. The shnitzel was amazing!!! Since we did the only thing guys wanted to do, eat, we did the thing the girls wanted to do: go shopping. Everyone went shopping on Ben Yehuda street in Jerusalem. From side to side the street was covered in shops.
During the shopping experience I had a very embarassing moment. I went into a jewelry store to get a present for my mom, and I found the perfect one. I told the employee that I wanted this one and she told me to fill out the tax return slip. After I filled it out she told me that it cost 2200 Shekels. I was astonished, I didn't think a little piece of jewelry could cost $500. I pulled out my wallet and counted my moeny, and that's when I remembered i don't have that kind of money. I told the employee this and she gave me the angriest look I have ever seen! I felt really bad, but before anything else would happen I ran out of there.
Next we went to the Time Elevator. This was a lot of fun. It showed us a family's adventure throughout time and the changes that also occured in Jerusalem. It used chairs that shook and moved up and down to make it more exciting.
To finish the day, we went to see Channukiahs being lit in a neighborhood called Nachalot. We sang prayers with a religious family that was lighting Channukah candles with a large crowd. We walked through the neighborhood and saw all of the homes that had their Channukiahs outside giving us candle light to walk by.
Here are some pictures from today
The Herzl Museum
Har Herzl - Theodore Herzl's gravesite
Yitzhak Rabin gravesite
Memorial ceremony
The entrance to Yad Vashem
Shopping on Ben yehuda
Waiting to go into the Time Elevator
On the Time Elevator
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