More photos

Here are the remaiing photos I have from the trip. Unfortunately, with two days of illness, I lost time and energy to add to the blog. Participants will be sharing their photos shortly and we will have a combined Congregational Scrap Book ready shortly.

Over all - we had a great, valuable, deeply engaging and meaningful experience!

Rabbi Elyse

Tuesday report from Haifa

From the Negev in the South to Masada and the Dead Sea in the Jordan Valley to Tzfat and Tiberious in the North and now to Haifa on the Mediterranean coast, we have crossed the country skirting Jerusalem. Tomorrow, we climb up to the Holy City - hopefully reciting Psalms of Ascent - Shir Hamalot - as we go.

Highlights:

Praying Mincha in the Synagogue on MAsada

Spa treatments at the Dead Sea

Seeing the Medieval synagogues of Tzfat and learning aobut Kabbalah in the mystical city

Visiting Rambam's tomb in Tiverius

Visit to a sheep farm on a Moshav (village) in the Galilee

Now we are in Haifa taking a much needed break!

Eilat's Underwater Observatory

Fish and Kids!