Day Six

We started our day bright and early as we made our way to the ancient City of David. We stepped through the archaeological site and marveled that we were walking the same steps King David himself walked thousands of years ago. The best part of the tour was the water caves. We waded into the caves that King David and his military used to reclaim Jerusalem. The space got smaller and smaller and deeper and deeper, but we emerged triumphantly on the other side.

We then changed out of our damp (and smelly) clothes and headed to the Old City of Jerusalem. We enjoyed a brief lesson about the Jewish Quarter, then explored the city more thoroughly (a.k.a.,  ate and shopped our way through the city). We then stopped at the Aish HaTorah Center for a lecture/musical experience with Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser, rabbi/surfer/mountain biker expert and Rav Gav Friedman, comedian/rabbi.

After a beautiful day in the Old City, went back to the hotel for dinner to prepare for tomorrow, what will likely be our most intense day of our trip, Mount Herzl and Yad Vashem, (the Israel Holocaust museum). First, our soldiers shared with us some meaningful moments from the army. We then broke up into small groups and read different quotes that gave different perspectives on the Holocaust, and discussed our connection and interpretations of them.