Thursday, January 15, 2009

Festival of Lights

Hanukkah or the Festival of Lights is not quite as big for Jews as Christmas is for Christians, but in Jerusalem it makes quite the impression. We had the opportunity to visit Jerusalem (for the last time since the war began) on the last day of Hanukkah, and we got to see the lighting of the Menorah at the Western Wall. It was a very solemn assembly, in many levels, considering the political situation.


Afterward, we walked around the Jewish Quarter and we were amazed at the beauty of the mostly empty streets lit by Menorahs.



3 comments:

Linn said...

You guys are so exciting and are having such an incredible adventure! Thanks for sharing!

HaYn Mama said...

That is so cool that you got to experience some of Hanuka in Jerusalem. I love the pics.

Ruth said...

Wow. That looks so neat. We miss you guys.