Tag: Jerusalem
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World Religions: Jerusalem, Part 2
Read more: World Religions: Jerusalem, Part 2As a second part to yesterday’s post, I’m going to share our learning and experience with the Christian religion and the Armenians who live in Jerusalem. Just like my mom said in her post, in Jerusalem, there are four quarters: a Christian quarter, a Jewish quarter, a Muslim quarter, and an Armenian quarter. Why is there an…
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World Religions: Jerusalem, Part 1
Read more: World Religions: Jerusalem, Part 1While visiting the beautiful city of Jerusalem in Israel, we had the opportunity to visit some of the holiest places for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. It was an eye opening experience and really interesting to learn about the different religions. There is so much content, I split it into two posts. Today’s post will focus on Islam…
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Journey Through Jerusalem
Read more: Journey Through JerusalemFrom Tel Aviv we made our way to Jerusalem; the eternal city, the holy city, the golden city. Right from the beginning, I just want to mention that we felt safe at all times. There were soldiers patrolling all areas of the city, but there was no feelings of tension at any time. As we…
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Surfing in Israel
Read more: Surfing in IsraelInitially, we were a bit nervous to come to Israel as there were a number of reports on the problems between the various nationalities. We weren’t sure if we should bring the kids to an area with so many problems that involve violence. But given what has been happening around the world, we thought it…