Halestorm in Jerusalem

Day 10-Shabbat in Jerusalem

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February 21st 2009
Our final day of the tour started with an overnight thunderstorm bringing much needed rain to Israel. However, that and the fact that just about everything is shut down on Shabbat slowed down our activities. Some of us went to Shabbat services at the campus of Hebrew Union College. This is where rabbis and cantors are trained for American Reform synagogues, so the service was very similar to wh ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more