With a fast Internet connection at my cousins’ home in the Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood of north Jerusalem, I figured I’d share a few images of the promised land.
First up is a view of the Baha’i shrine in Haifa. The 5 million global members of the Baha’i comprise the world’s second largest religious faith. Notice the lush green vegetation that grows on the hill. I didn’t visit the shrine, but we did see it from both below and above.
About halfway between Haifa and Tel Aviv, Herod the Great built Caesarea around 25 B.C. These columns represent a structure that existed in this maritime historical park.
Viewed from the peak of Mount Scopus, where we promptly recited the Kiddish and recited the Shehecheyanu upon arrival in Jerusalem, and before checking in at the hotel. The Dome of the Rock shines mightily in the summer heat.
We are readying for Shabbat, with sundown in some four hours. My cousin Matat with her husband and three kids are here now, and two non-family members are also going to stay over. I can already hear the noise from the kids. Still, it’s more peaceful than the whirlwind of the past two weeks.
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Some amazing pictures there. I have been wanting to visit this area in a long time and it looks like I’ll finally be going in a couple months to these areas. I am especially excited fo Mount Scopus, the views in pics I have seen look amazing.
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