Tonight is Shabbat. We spent the day at the Dead Sea and Masada, but Shabbat was back in Jerusalem. Actually, we went just outside Jerusalem to Mevasseret Zion for Shabbat services at Rabbi Maya Leibovich's congregation. We stayed for dinner with the congregants afterwards. We were taken to their homes in small groups for home hospitality. The congregation is amazing, the services beautiful, and the hospitality was most gracious and wonderful. Our friends have a beautiful new building and they are growing and succeeding thanks to our support. Rabbi Maya sends her regards and Shabbat shalom greetings to all of you!
I took the computer on the bus with me today and finally wrote many of the blog postings that have lapsed these past days. Be sure to go back to July 1st to read the posting that inserted along the postings that follow under this one (all dated today). I'll will put up pictures as soon as I have the chance. Some great shots from Dead Sea floating and Alex's naming ceremony will be up, hopefully, by tomorrow.
Shabbat services tomorrow morning at HUC and a tour of the campus. Sadly, we must depart this special place tomorrow night. We leave richer for the experience and happy to rejoin you. Each of us on this trip will definitely say at the Passover seder, "Next Year in Jerusalem" and really mean it! I hope you'll part of that next trip to Israel. See you soon.
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