Page 5 - The Jewish Voice - July '19

The Jewish Voice, Page 5

Local Happenings from page 4 The highlight of our stay in Jerusalem was visiting the
Western Wall, which we experienced both from behind on
Action the Mount of Olives and from deep underground.
After the recent tragedies in Humanitarian
Parkland, Pittsburgh, and Poway, We had the great privilege of
we know that security is no joke. meeting our seven IDF combat
We spent half a day being trained soldiers whose college education
by Israeli commandos on how to our shul has sponsored through
use machine guns and rifles under our annual golf events.
stressful conditions, in addition to Army
psychological training. We visited the Crusader halls
Holiness and tunnels beneath the city
We truly felt we were in the of Acco, where Moslems and
Holy Land when we strolled through Tzfat, the City of Christians fought over Jerusalem Security of Israel
Kaballah. While the women enjoyed an afternoon of shopping almost 900 years ago, and the We explored the
and sightseeing, the men hiked down the mountain to dip in Atlit Detention Center in Haifa, where the British detained Golan Heights on our
the spring of the Holy Arizal. The tradition is that anyone illegal Jewish immigrants fleeing the Holocaust. own ATVs, making sure
who dips in this mikvah will not die until they fully repent, so But our joy knew no bounds as we danced with the soldiers to avoid landmines that
if you see community members with a spiritual aura, you’ll of the IDF on Friday night at the Western Wall, in Hebron at are still in the fields since
now know why! the site of King David’s palace, and upon an army tank on the Six Day War.
the Lebanon border. Due to Chabad of
Tradition PBG’s support of the IDF,
Perhaps the most awesome moment of the tour was we were granted access to a sensitive IDF base on the border
standing before the tombs of our patriarchs and matriarchs of Lebanon. It was deeply encouraging to engage in a friendly
in Hebron and Bethlehem. manner with the Jordanian soldiers just 30 feet across the
We experienced the remnants of the biblical destruction border at the Jordan River.
of Sodom and Gomora as we swam in the Dead Sea, yet from As we prepared to enter Jerusalem we visited the home
there we enjoyed the majesty of King David in an outdoor of our tour guide in the city of Kfar Admumim.
sound and light show that tells his life story in the David
Citadel fort. Local Happenings on page 6

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