The old city

*FROM 10/7*


Like yesterday, this morning we got up at 7, the difference was that when we left today we wouldn’t be back until Saturday night. At 8 we were all standing outside, waiting for the bus but it never came. It was broken and we ended up waiting 3 hours for our tiyul to start (but you know we were perfectly fine with that- you can only take so much Jewish history in one day) Anyway, we spent the day in the old city learning about the 2nd temple period. We visited some Sadducees (the rich people) homes and questioned whether they were more Jewish or Roman. We also learned about what a pilgrim had to do to complete a sacrifice. At the end of the tiyul we learned about the destruction of the 2nd temple and how it basically ended Jerusalem (for the time being). Then we got on the bus and headed south b/c we are hiking Masada in the morning. Around 6:45ish we got to the Ein Gedi Youth Hostel. We got our roommates, relaxed for awhile (if you are me that means studied), ate dinner, and went to bed.

This morning we also started a game of assassin. I had to kill Yael which was really easy b/c we said we would be eachother’s protectors. I came close to killing my next person but ended up not being able to b/c there were too many people around. Then right after dinner, before announcements, when I was sitting in my room my friends devised a plan and well I was killed. But on the plus side I don’t have to walk around with supervision anymore ☺