After attending Shabbat services at a conservative synagogue a few blocks from where we were staying in Jerusalem, we had lunch and relaxed at the hotel for a little bit. The afternoon consisted of a walk to the Israel Museum. The museum has a scale model of the Old City of Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period. Also, portions of the Dead Seas Scrolls were available for viewing.
Right across the street from the museum is the Knesset (Israel’s legislative building) and the Rose Garden park, so we stopped by for a look.
The rest of the afternoon consisted of a meet-up with Brandeis Hillel Day School (from San Francisco and Marin County, also touring Israel) for joint activities and Havdallah. We topped off a more relaxing day with dinner and free time on Ben Yehudah Street once again.
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| Israel trip - day 6 |
