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My Roomie, Maria Franco

Giving Goodies to Barry Siegel

Fantastic Guide, David Wajntraub

Herod's Theater 3

Herod's Theater 4

Herod's Theater 10

Walking Up the Tel, Built on 17 Civilizations, 3

Amazing to walk on these stones, 5

If Only These Rocks Could Speak, 6

The Plains of Megiddo, 9

The Northern Stables at Megiddo, 14

This Was a Horse Feeding Trough at Megiddo, 15

More Megiddo, 18

Hand Washing Stall at a Snack Stop at Megiddo, 20

On The Road From Megiddo To Tiberius, Mount Tabor Visible, 3

More Mount Tabor, 4

More of Mt. Tabor, 7

Views from our Hotel, 1

4 am On the Sea of Galilee, 1

One of the Boats, 2

The Sea of Galilee is Rough Even When it is Smooth, 6

The Site Where Elija Challenged the Prophets of Baal, 5

Statue of the Prophet, Elija, 7

In the Distant Haze You See Lebanon from the Top of Mt. Carmel, 9

Top of Mt. Carmel, 11

Top of Mt. Carmel, 12

Top of Mt. Carmel, 13

A Tomb from the Time of Christ, Which We Passed Driving Along the Road, 1

Overlooking Nazareth, 1

Overlooking Nazareth, 2

Overlooking Nazareth, 3

That's Me, Overlooking Nazareth, 4

From the Top of Mt. Carmel, Arrows Point to All the Places You Can See on a Clear Day.

Migdal, Named for Mary Magdalene, She Lived Here

More of the Grounds, 4

More of the Boat, 6

The Boat as it Would Have Been, 10

Houses and Synagogue Were Withing Feet of Each Other, 5

All Original Stones, Walls, Etc. 7

Grinding Wheel, 10

Inside the Synagogue, 16

Inside the Synagogue, 16

Inside the Synagogue, 17

This is Where the Rabbi Would Sit, So that the People Would Be Facing Jerusalem When He Taught. 21

Funny Enough, Born Jewish, Had to Receive Yeshua Before I Ever Was in a Synagogue! 22

Possibly a Mikvah? 23

Olive Press in Capernaum, 26

Olive Press in Capernaum, 26

Capernaum is a Laid Back Town. 31

Lunch at MacDonald's, 7

The Most Beautiful “back of MacDonald's” in the World! The River Dan, 8

The River Dan, 9

The River Dan, 10

Phillip, Security at the Kibbutz, Lives 1 Mile from Syrian Border, 5

This Guy Loved these M & Ms, 15

So Long and Good Luck, 17

Driving, Driving, Driving 9

Still Driving, 12

A Stop on the Way, Overlooking the Northern Tip of the Galilee, 1

Bethsaida Vista Point, 4

Approaching Capernaum, 1

Approaching Capernaum, 2

The Land is So Rocky, I Can't Imaging Trying to Farm or Herd Sheep Here, 3

Driving to Next Stop, 2

Driving Along, 4

View from Baptismal Site, 4

The Proud, The Few, The Freezing, Claren,Becky,Karen,Joe,Irene,Me,Buni,Claren, 8

Pastor Buni, Her Husband Claren, Karen and Becky, Sisters in Buni's Church, and Claren McQueen, 17

The Hills of Samaria, 1

On Our Way to the Dead Sea 1

The Dead Sea from the Flooded Road, 2

Hanging out waiting to see if we can get by, 3

Taking a walk on the cliffs., 5

Still Waiting for the Flood to Clear, 6

Still Waiting, 7

Waiting for the Flood to Clear, 8

Overlooking the Cliffs by the Flood, 9

Traveling to Jerusalem, The Mountains of Moab, Where Ruth and Naomi Lived, 2

Natural Caves in the Cliffs

The Old City Wall, and Gate, 1

To the Old City, 4

The Old City Walls, 5

Damascus Gate, 8

The Oldest on the bottom, newer on top, 9

View from Mount of Olives

Overlooking Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

Overlooking Jerusalem, 9

Graves on the Side of Mount of Olives, 11

Driving to the Old City, 4

Driving to the Old City. Graves at the wall are Arab's, thinking they'll keep out the Messiah. Duh. 5

Self Explanatory

Building Where Last Supper Was Held, 5

Unfortunately, a minaret was placed here, Moslems trying to say this is theirs, 6

Burial Plots at the Upper Room, 14

This is Where Non-Jews Who Helped Jews Escape, Who Were Killed by the Nazis, Are Honored, 6

Memorial to the People Who Established This Part of Yad Vashem, 11

From the Top of Yad Vashem, 12

View from Yad Vashem, 17

The Pavillion, Where King of Kings Assembly is Located, 1

The Front of the Pavillion, 2

View from the Prayer Room. Spike to the left will be a harpshaped bridge at the entrance from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, 3

View from the Prayer Room, 5

View from the Prayer Room, 7

Me, Amy, and the Italian Guy, in the Pavillion after praise and worship upstairs, 11

Windmills were started in early Israel as a way to employ immigrants making Aliya, 3

Rehavia Windmill near the Prima Kings Hotel, 4

Me at the windmill, 7

West Bank Settlement, Ramoth 1

Arriving at Joseph's Storehouse, Barry, David our Guide, Claren, 1

One of several buildings, 3

Interesting roads leading to Joseph's Storehouse. Avi was a fantastic driver! 6

Overlooking Abu Ghosh from the Storehouse, 7

The Main Building, 8

One of the packs we give to soldiers to use on leave and when they are discharged, great for traveling, etc. 11

One of several storerooms. All items are sized, color grouped, gender grouped, age grouped, etc. 20

It takes a lot of volunteers to take care of and organize all of the items, get them ready for giving, etc. 21

Clothes for all seasons, shapes, sizes, genders, ages, weather, etc.! 23

New Stuff waiting to be sorted, 26

More, more, more! 27

Canned Goods, 29

One of the volunteers who lives in an apartment on campus, has been there a few months. 30

Another view from the road, 35

Batya joined us when she returned from errands, 38

More needed supplies for all the people coming to Israel, 39

A New Ethiopian Immigrant, who volunteers at the storehouse., 40

More medical supplies, 41

Lots of bikes. Many people ride bikes here, cars are very expensive. 42

Wheelchairs, but not modern for sure. 43

One of the volunteers with another of the dogs, as we are leaving. 44

I think it will work this time, 49

Hadassah Hospital, 1. Look at those beautiful cliffs!

Ein Kerem, the town where Zacharias and Elizabeth lived.

Promenade View, 5

The Promenade, 8

Chana at the Promenade, overlooking Jerusalem, 9

The Israeli Museum, Shrine of the Book, and Temple Model, 1

Leo and Irene and a headless Greek(?) at the museum, 7

2nd Temple Model at the Museum, This-a-way, 16

Examples of Ancient Columns and Capitols at the Museum, 19

The Second Temple Model, 1

Second Temple Model, 3

Second Temple Model, 4

Second Temple Model, 5

Second Temple Model, 7

Second Temple Model, 11

Second Temple Model, 12

Second Temple Model, 13

Second Temple Model, 14

Corinthian Capital, 22

Second Temple Model, 15

Second Temple Model, 16

Second Temple Model, 19

Second Temple Model, 20

Second Temple Model, 27

Second Temple Model, 28

Second Temple Model, 29

Second Temple Model, 32

Second Temple Model, 33

Claren, Mary, Maria, LaVoyce (hidden), Amy, walking to Ben Yehuda, 2

A Colorful Horse on the Way to Ben Yehuda, 4

Mary, Lavoyce, Claren, Maria, Amy at Ben Yehuda, 5

Ben Yehuda Street, 55

A Very Nice Mall!, 2

Lunch in the Mall, Lou, Me, Millie, Chana, Nathan (Chana's Friend), Irene, 4

King of Kings Assembly Worship, 1

They are in a borrowed facility while under construction, 2

King of Kings, 4

Some of the “regulars”, 6

You can come and go as you please, 8

Christian Embassy, 1

Jim Schutz, Liason to all congregations in Israel, 2

Jim and Claren, 3

The City of David, 1

City of David, 3

City of David, 4

The Old City Wall, 6

Explaining that Old City Walls were built over a gate and tower by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1535 CE, 7

Entering Old Jerusalem, 1

From the outside this is just a slit in the stone, used for defense of the walls, 2

The mural depicts what existed before, 3

This must have been beautiful when it was kept up in its day, 4

Entrance to Park, 6

My Foot, on the Same Stones that Jesus Walked, 8

The walls were actually about 3 times higher before destruction, 9

Old Jerusalem, 18

The Old City Walls 27

Old Jerusalem, 19

Old Jerusalem, 22

Old Jerusalem, 23

Old Jerusalem, 24 See the “real” city behind the wall remnant, new stones and windows? 24

Old Jerusalem, 25 Note the different layers of stones, built at different times by different inhabitants, 25

A Window or Passageway? 26

The stalls on the left are where they'd sell doves and where the moneychangers had their shops, 1

This pile of rubble was an arch that fell, 2

In the temple, near a wall, 3

Look at how the “new” city is built right over the old, 4

Notice different types of stone cuts, sizes...built upon each other by each conqueror, 5

This is where a stone was found that was inscribed “to the place of trumpeting to” to announce the sabbath, 6

This is a stone with an inscription, 7

Can you imagine Jesus tipping tables and scolding the moneychangers right here!!??!! 8

These stones originally served as supports for an arch and enclosed the 4 shops, 9

Amazing to think of the massiveness and history behind all of this. 10

A Mikvah. Notice the steps are divided...go in dirty on one side, come out purified on the other. 11

The Mikvah steps, 13

The alcoves are the places to defend the city, and look like slits in stone from the outside of the wall.14

A pretty tree inside the old city, 15

Park excavations from 1880 to 2002 and opening to the public, 10

Aerial Photo of the Temple Area, 12

Information about the cultures and their ruins that occupied this site, 13

TimeLine of Jerusalem, from the Canaanites to the formation of the State of Israel, 14

Sign at the area of the Western Wall, 16

Aish HaTora has their building and Temple-Cam here, overlooking the Western Wall, 17

This is what you see when the Western Wall is behind you. 19

The Western Wall ...busy place, lots of cell phones, not what I'd imagined. 20

Another view opposite the Western Wall 21

Police patrolling, 22

Beautiful Picture of the Western Wall, 22

The Men's Side and the Women's Side, 23

People walk backward when leaving the wall, so as not to turn their backs on it. 24

This young man washed his hands several times so we could take pictures of him. 26

A Temple Bagel, sold outside the temple. Eaten with a delicious spice “Zataar” aka “Hyssop”. 27

How amazing this must have been. 27

A Spot in the Wall to defend the city and the temple, 4

Defense Posts, 5

At the Jaffa Gate, 6

Rex is owned by Christian Arabs. This is where I bought my opal bracelet. 4

These places have such holy history, it's odd to see secular life going on all around it. 1

Can you see the skull in the rocks on the left? Golgotha. With busses. Odd. 2

The Place of the Skull, 3

It was higher long ago, but the city built up and now it's covered up to the upper lip. 4

May have been a well to water the garden. 8

At the Garden Tomb, 9

A tomb similar to what Jesus would have been laid in, 11

Tombs of the rich had space for weeping and preparing the body, and places to lay the body (ies), 12

A track for the purpose of rolling the stone in front of the tomb. 13

Crosses etched into the rock from centuries old worshippers who came here believing it was the tomb of Jesus. 15

The Door to the tomb. 16

This is where the bodies would be laid to rest after preparing them, 17

Entrance to the Garden of Gethsemane, 1

This is a very pretty, quiet place, 5

The walls are from Jesus' time, but the garden has been redone. 6

These trees are not 2000 years old, but are probably from seeds that have fallen from those. 7

It was a very nice, quiet visit, no other groups were in our area, 9

Beautiful. These are fairly old trees here, probably from seeds of the old, old ones. 10

The white flowering trees are almond trees, the first to flower when spring is on the way. 11

This was probably a burial site from a time later than Jesus' time. 12

Aww, Claren and Nancy look so sweet. And they are! 18

A beautiful old tree in the garden. 19

This is the view from our balcony the last night in Jerusalem, 1

We are on the 12th Floor, and the night is beautiful. 2

It is so nice that we can keep the balcony doors open while we sleep. 3

There is not too much traffic tonight. 4

The Menorah, across from the Knesset, 2

The arms of the menorah depict Israel's history...Samson, David, Moses, etc. 4

When this was given, it was “From the oldest democracy to the youngest”, 5

The base of the Menorah, 6

Shema Y'Israel, 7

Buni, Mary, Chana, Sandy, LaVoyce, 8

Another group of believers having a service here, 11

Such a beautiful place, 12

Even the parking lot at “Aroma's” has a great view! 1

Aroma's, Israel's version of Starbuck's. Better menu here though! 2

Going to Simon the Tanner's house, in a lovely artist's colony in Jaffa. 2

Our Guide David 4

Someone scored a lunch... 6

This colony is so nice! People have made their homes here. What a great place! 8

One of the artists' shops here, 9

As I said before, Lots of steps in Israel! 11

Love this place! 12

Not for the claustrophobic. 13

That flat roof on the right is where Paul would have the vision with the sheet and all the non-kosher food. 14

Someone got married here today, there's the new bride and groom, 18

The Zakarian Family lives here now. What a place to live! Wish I could see what they've done with the place! 21

The weather is so nice, it's cool, but still green. No humidity! (It's winter), 23

So much history here. 25

Napoleon came through Jaffa, wanted to conquor, but failed. 26

More of the colony, 27

An orange tree suspended in the air, sprinklers are from above. See, one orange! 28

Statue of Faith, 1

About the Statue of Faith, 2

The rooftop where Paul Received his vision, 4

Jaffa Coastal Cannon from the Ottoman Period, 6

Where we will be eating dinner, 6

Our hungry group at Maganda in Tel Aviv, 7

David, Avi, Eliza, David's Wife, 7

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