Day 2 - The Old City

 Welcome to Day 2 in Israel!
 Our agenda:

• 6/9 – Tuesday: Old City of Jerusalem
•  6:00 – Rise & Shine & Shacharit with Tefillan – Luke 3
• 7:00 – Breakfast
• 7:30 – Temple Mount 
• 10:00 – City of David Tour: David’s Palace, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam
• 1:30 – Lunch in Old City – Shwarma place
• 2:00 – The Life of the 1st Century Cohenim: Burnt House, Wohl Museum & On the Walls
• 5:00 – Tour of Christ Church
• 6:00 – Dinner at Aroma in Mamilla Mall with Hannah Lang & Others sharing about Aliyah
•  8:00 – Walk around the Jerusalem Light Festival
  
  
  Today we truly experienced what it's like to be within the middle Eastern tensions. When we visited the Dome, we couldn't go inside - and it was a chore just to get up there: tight security,intense dress code... Elements of Judaism had to be hidden; we were profiled. It's heartbreaking, because religion is supposed to bring opportunity rather than discrimination.
  
  The city is gorgeous. It feels almost too pretty, like it was constructed for the purposes of tourism. I still can't believe it. History runs deeper than the water in Hezekiah's tunnel.