Padova Today, we took a trip by train to Padua (Padova, in Italian). While waiting in the train station early in the morning, we decided to get some breakfast. This consisted of croissants, coffee, tea, sandwiches and even hamburgers! Once we arrived in the city, we visited the 16th century synagogue in the city's historical ghetto. Jews have had a presence in the city since the 12th century. There we learned that there were no pictures of any kind because of the second commandment's prohibition against graven images. After that, we ventured around the rest of the ghetto where we looked at other synagogues and Jewish landmarks. Out last stop before lunch was to the ancient Jewish cemetery. The gravestones all faced to the east, which is the direction of Jerusalem. After lunch, we explored the
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