Mediterranean Homesick Blues: Jerusalem the Segway

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Jerusalem the Segway

For a more upbeat conclusion to the weekend, Shoshi stayed in the States learning how to play Belle for her sr. high school show, while the parents and I took a Segway tour of the Peace Forest, overlooking the Old City, the surrounding valleys, the Dead Sea, Mt. Hebron, the Green Line, and a tour from Belgium. It was wild, and the videos I accumulated gave me a sense of reliving family videos of my childhood and scenes from a magical world where people float in the park.



Afterward, I visited the site where the oldest Hebrew Biblical text was found, the Priestly Blessing in an amulet, located in a collection of Tomb repositories from the 6th century BCE in the "shoulder of Hinnom". Next-door is the new Begin Heritage Center, which focuses on the life of the Prime Minister. I gave that a try, even though everything but the videos was in Hebrew, and the group consisted mostly of Israeli Soldiers.

On a final note, unless there are any surprises, you're now reading the blog of Muhlenberg's next President of Hillel, alongside Jason Steinberg.

1 comment:

  1. you cocky jew. just flaunt the title you don't have yet.

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