Absalom's Pillar

Absalom's Pillar, a tomb (of someone I have yet to learn about) at the base of the Kidron Valley in a Jewish (?) cemetery, ~100 meters from the eastern wall of the Old City.

End of Arabic Class

Ayman Jebara, my Arabic teacher. With Sara and Heidi. Love this guy; now I can hold a brief conversation in Arabic. Arabic is such a beautiful language.

Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem is the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, Israel. My Judaism/Israel professor was our guide. The museum features several outdoor exhibits as well as a massive indoor museum with 10 huge exhibits.

Warsaw Square, remembering two groups of people: on the right Jews who left homes and later ghettos at the order of the Nazis, on the right courageous Jews involved in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Nick, I thought of you.

Megan, with my roommates Spencer (left) and Austen (right). Behind us lies the tomb of Theodor Herzl, a legendary Zionist for Israel. Atop Mt. Herzl, this is the square where the national Israel Independence Day celebration begins each year.

Dr. Ophir Yarden, my Judaism/Israel professor. An incredible speaker and instructor, class felt like Mrs. Meuwissen's IB English class all over again. Loved the constant mind-expansion. In the cemetery of all the former PMs and other officials of the nation of Israel.

Hortus Gethsemani

Recognized by many as the garden of olive trees where Jesus prayed prior to His crucifixion. Adjacent to the Basilica of Agony, or the Church of All Nations.