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We love our Jewish tour guide Jacob!!! He has been fantastic since we've been here!!. The morning of the 14th we left Tiberias and had to say good bye to The Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River. Jacob said, "For most of you this will be the last time you ever see it...except in your dreams." How true!
We drove south along the west bank of the Jordan River to the Dead Sea area. We made a stop at a body cream factory and purchased some goodies, then on to Masada. We past the kabutz of Ein Gedi, which is an interesting way of life to many Jewish people. You should research the community living they have done for hundreds of years.
Masada is a historical place for the Jews and is really too long to cover here...BUT it is well worth researching and reading about the last of the rebel Jews that fled to Masada (King Herod's fortress) from the Romans after they had conquered Jerusalem. Fascinating story that Josphus recorded. It's about a 1300 ft. hill that stands alone & we rode a cable car up to the top and there are about 25 acres of ruins from ancient times! It was hot...but worth it!
Next we drove back north to a swimming area of the Dead Sea. We were like kids! Most of us hopped in our bathing suits and trotted down to the water and jumped in. You float! You can not sink! The water is 10 times as salty as other ocean water...so you don't want it in your eyes! They are famous for the skin products and have a mud pit you can do your own scrub. Great times getting mud all over you and laughing at everyone else.
Continuing on north we stopped briefly and Jacob pointed out the cave where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Then we continued the drive towards Jerusalem. Jacob was full of information during the entire drive. There's no way I could write everything that we saw and heard...but hopefully this will give you a taste of what we're doing. That evening the Shabbat began (Jewish Sabaoth) which goes from Fri at sunset to Sat at sunset. Most of us decided to walk to the local Synagogue and attend at least part of their service. Very orthodox! Unlike the Tulsa synagogue. It was very educational and a good evening out and about in Jerusalem!
We hope you are staying safe from the tornadoes. We are all well and have had no mishaps!
We drove south along the west bank of the Jordan River to the Dead Sea area. We made a stop at a body cream factory and purchased some goodies, then on to Masada. We past the kabutz of Ein Gedi, which is an interesting way of life to many Jewish people. You should research the community living they have done for hundreds of years.
Masada is a historical place for the Jews and is really too long to cover here...BUT it is well worth researching and reading about the last of the rebel Jews that fled to Masada (King Herod's fortress) from the Romans after they had conquered Jerusalem. Fascinating story that Josphus recorded. It's about a 1300 ft. hill that stands alone & we rode a cable car up to the top and there are about 25 acres of ruins from ancient times! It was hot...but worth it!
Next we drove back north to a swimming area of the Dead Sea. We were like kids! Most of us hopped in our bathing suits and trotted down to the water and jumped in. You float! You can not sink! The water is 10 times as salty as other ocean water...so you don't want it in your eyes! They are famous for the skin products and have a mud pit you can do your own scrub. Great times getting mud all over you and laughing at everyone else.
Continuing on north we stopped briefly and Jacob pointed out the cave where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Then we continued the drive towards Jerusalem. Jacob was full of information during the entire drive. There's no way I could write everything that we saw and heard...but hopefully this will give you a taste of what we're doing. That evening the Shabbat began (Jewish Sabaoth) which goes from Fri at sunset to Sat at sunset. Most of us decided to walk to the local Synagogue and attend at least part of their service. Very orthodox! Unlike the Tulsa synagogue. It was very educational and a good evening out and about in Jerusalem!
We hope you are staying safe from the tornadoes. We are all well and have had no mishaps!
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