Day 5: Jerusalem

Western Wall

Shabbat at the Western Wall

Crowd at the Western Wall

Scene at the Western Wall.

Destination – Yad Vashem – Holocaust Museum, Shabbat at the Western Wall, prayers, Dinner with Shabbat Dinner

This morning started early with a session (7:30 AM) and then on to Yad Vashem where we had a personal guide to take us through the museum. Although I’ve been there before, today was significant because we heard the “back stories” that can only be told by those who know them.

It seems like our days are running together.

This evening, we went to the Western Wall to bring in Shabbat. This is a sacred time that people show up to sing in the holiness of Shabbat. The place was packed, and the singing always starts in the streets above and circles down to the plaza where the singing is accompanied by dancing.

We were privileged to go the home of a doctor and his wife and family for Shabbat and really had a meaningful evening being impacted by the family being the centerpiece of the faith. I’ll write more later, but it’s 10:30 pm now and tomorrow is another full day.