Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Mendelssohn Psalm 42 German diction

Hi LCC! Practice makes perfect!

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Friday, August 14, 2009

On top the Temple Mount

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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

The Wailing Wall/Bar mitzvas

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The Western "Wailing" Wall (the remaining portion of Herod's temple at the time of Jesus). Friday night marks the beginning of shabbat, so there is an especially large crowd of Jews come to pray at the wall. The groups of soldiers and youth dancing/singing in circles was especially fun to see.

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A bar mitzva procession (part 1)

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Bar mitzva procession (part 2)

BYU Jerusalem Center

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BYU Jerusalem Center organ

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BYU Jerusalem Center view of the Old City (from Mt. Scopus/Mt. of Olives)

Galilee

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The Sea of Galilee

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Mt. of Beatitiudes

Nazareth

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Basilica of the Annuciation

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Inside the Nazarene Basilica

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Qumran Caves and Masada

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Qumran caves (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found)

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Looking down on the cable cars we took up to Masada. Masada is a very tall plateau on which Herod built a fortress. When the Jewish rebels fled Jerusalem in the first century AD, they came here, but they were pursued... It's a good story. Look it up.

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The remains of Herod's 3-tiered palace on Masada