ruins of Qumran with the Dead Sea in the background

the bubble is about to burst

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October 14th 2006
Hello All! Here's another blog as promised. Right now I'm in Jerusalem for shabbat, staying with a couple friends from my program. We've had a very very quiet and relaxing shabbat, seeing as there isn't much to do around here once shabbat starts (stores close down and all). We made ourselves a nice little dinner, and have just been relaxing the whole time. Its also the holiday of Simchat Torah tod ... read more

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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