By Ryan Hinshaw We returned to the holy city wiser, more connected, and perhaps a little tanner as well. Though a week a Tel Aviv certainly roused our spirits, we … Continue reading Jerusalem Redux
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Jerusalem Diary
Students experienced Shabbat and Shavuot in Jerusalem, learning about the holiday and its customs with Dr. Lenny Gordon (Shavuot this year began on Motzei Shabbat, the close of the sabbath), … Continue reading Jerusalem Diary
Jerusalem Diary
Thursday, June 2, after meeting to discuss geopolitics with Yitzhak Sokoloff, students visited the Israel Supreme Court for a docent tour, and met for over an hour with retired Supreme … Continue reading Jerusalem Diary
Jerusalem Diary
The group studied S. Y. Agnon’s “A Whole Loaf,” before touring his home in Talpiot and learning his full biography. After informal lunches on Emek Refaim in the German Colony, … Continue reading Jerusalem Diary
Jerusalem Diary
Motzei Shabbat
Jerusalem Diary
Christian Sites in the Old City After a class discussing key texts in the New Testament (from the Book of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark) and the Qur’an (Al … Continue reading Jerusalem Diary
Jerusalem Diary
Students had a guest lecture in the morning by Dr. Elan Ezrachi about the peoples and history of Jerusalem. They visited the Cardo, the site of the Roman marketplace in … Continue reading Jerusalem Diary
Jerusalem Diary
The students arrived in Jerusalem on May 23 and gathered for a group dinner. Early on May 24 Prof. Lefkovitz began her class exploring Israeli and Palestinian literature through the … Continue reading Jerusalem Diary