Welcoming the Sabbath

Sorry everyone... I've been a little behind but It's finally catch up time. Let's go back a few days. Friday was an awesome day. First we had class. That was a little exhausting because we two 3 hours classes. The evening was amazing though. There's a place called the Western Wall, which is in the Old City of Jerusalem. Let me just show you how awesome it is....

It's right at the foot of the Temple Mount, by the Dome of the Rock and the Al Asqua Mosque, where Herod the Great's Palace used to stand. It's the last remaining part of the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem that was found over a thousand years ago. At the wall people people pray and sing songs to god. They also write down prayers, fold them up and put the prayers in the cracks of the wall. It's pretty interesting because at the wall, and also at synagogues, there is an area for men and women, I'm guessing as means of showing respect. On the men's side there were soldiers dancing and singing. After we were finished in the separated mens and women area, we went in the open area and danced with the soldiers. I don't know if anyone knows the song "Ride that Pony" but that's what we danced to, except in Hebrew. It was awesome. Although it was pretty scary because they were swinging their guns around... no worries, they weren't loaded so we were all safe. I think this experience made our group a little closer. It was neat to see the Jewish people come together and sing. On the Women's side, we danced and sang with them, welcoming the sabbath. It was amazing to see how excited and humbled them become when welcoming in the sabbath. It was a great experience for all of us. 

Oh and of course, naturally when we got back to the Jerusalem center, we had a dance party. It was pretty awesome. I just love Jerusalem!