One last shot of the marketThis was my favorite lion!Olives!Look-dog treats! (Little Henry didn’t get anything, though!)Pomegranates (a very important symbol in Judaism)!Dried fruitsMahaneh YehudaThe source of a fabulous mocha ice blended!
Author: happylutheran
I am the president at Wartburg Theological Seminary, my beloved alma mater. I am an inveterate optimist, runner, vegetarian, and harp player. I love Mary Oliver and Gerard Manley Hopkins, and like them, I'm continually delighted by all the surprising and wonderful ways God shows up in the world.
To Market I Go
Today’s blog is going to be pretty short, with a brief theological reflection at the end! This morning, after a good, but slightly treacherous run around the Old City [Suffice it to say that millions upon millions of pilgrim feet have made the stones of the Old City slick as ice, and when they are…… Continue reading To Market I Go
Pictures from January 19
The eruvAn ultra-orthodox neighborhood, indeed!The holy trash canAn ultra-orthodox “neighborhood”Again, it was QUITE a scene!Everyone is helping!”Getting dressed” with the tefillinReading from the TorahBoys chasing candy!High heels and unstable chairs!Smoking AND a cell phone!The certificate that it happened HERE!The Women’s sectionA Sea of Bar MitzvahsIsn’t she fabulous?
It was a scene, man!
I started the morning with another trip to take some pictures in the Dormition Abbey, and a visit to King David’s Tomb. [Interesting, by the way: even though I said yesterday that Jews don’t have the same tradition of making pilgrimages to sacred places that Christians have, this clearly is a place where Jews have…… Continue reading It was a scene, man!
Pictures from January 18
Here are some modern mezuzahs in a local artists’ shop.The Hurva SynagogueA cool mosaic over an art gallery in the Jewish quarter – in the wheel are the symbols for the 12 tribes of IsraelThe doors to the Kabbalist yeshivaMarking Mary’s tomb in the Dormition AbbeyThe mosaic of MiriamThe mosaic of Eve
The Chagall Windows
The theme of the 12 windows are the 12 tribes of Israel-this is the Joseph window.This is the Levi window.
Pictures from January 16
A little shop in the Muslim quarterBishop Younan, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy LandA lovely model of Jerusalem from 66 CE, at the Israeli MuseumA large scale model of Jerusalem-great to walk around and see everything!A nice view of the Mount of OlivesThe Damascus Gate
The New City & more of the Old
So, today was a great day! I went out to the German Colony neighborhood [a few miles away from my hotel–and a lovely walk], to meet a Jewish contact, Ophir. He works for the ICCI–Center for Interreligious Encounter with Israel. He does seminars for groups who come over, who either are interreligious themselves, or want…… Continue reading The New City & more of the Old
Walls and Windows
My morning adventure was with walls. I woke up to a beautiful day, and after another great run [I could get used to waking up to the call to prayer (around 5:15 am), falling back to sleep for a bit, and then waking up again with the sun (around 6:15) to go running around the…… Continue reading Walls and Windows
Looking Back & Looking Forward
As I write this, sitting here in my room, in my jammies, with the Giants/Green Bay game on in the background [this Israeli ESPN channel is fabulous! I know the game already has bee decided, but I did not wake up to see it at the ungodly early hour this morning–only for the Broncos do…… Continue reading Looking Back & Looking Forward
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