It was an amazing & remarkable day in Jerusalem. We started the day at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial and as expected each was touched profoundly in an individual way. We began the tour with our guide, Rachel and each was allowed to drift off to experience on their own or with the guide. Unfortunately and as usual, you never feel like you have had enough time to completely experience Yad Vashem. We were able to have a little time together as a team to reflect and share what we saw and felt. Whether it was the first time or second/third, each came away with something different which I believe part of the intent of the experience.
After Yad Vashem we visited Mt. Herzel and saw the graves of Theodore Herzel, the father of modern zionism. We also spent some time at the site of Yitzak Rabin's grave and discussed with our guide the tragedy of him being killed by a fellow jew immediately following giving a speech on peace.
We ended the day with a remarkable Bar/Bat Mitzah service at Hebrew University. Our entire team decided to do Bat Mitzvah together to both reaffirm their faith as well as to support the girls who were doing Bnei Mitzvah for the first time.
A remarkable and moving day for all indeed!
Here are some pictures from the Service. BTW, our team is often to first to join into celebration, dancing or singing. So, your surprised?
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