3/21/13
I
walked to a Hebrew Bible store today in the New City of Jerusalem and ran into
Rabbi Moshe. We talked about comic books
for a while and then went on our separate ways.
The guy at the store was pretty rude so I didn’t spend much time
there. I spent most of my day in the
library overlooking Gehenna and then went to the music festival in the Old City
in the evening. It was great! There were all sorts of colored lights being
projected along the walls giving the city a uniquely festive and outlandish
atmosphere. There were several stages
set up throughout the Old City with different bands playing a variety of
music. Some of the really eclectic
Middle Eastern melodies were haunting and captivating and inspiring all at
once. The mixture of the music and lighting,
as well as the mood of the crowds in the city was perfect. It was something so foreign from what I have
known, yet beautiful in a way that unmistakably resonated with me. Afterwards, when I got back to the campus and
the available wifi, I sent Elise a picture of the stage at the cardo. I wish I could have talked to her but she was
at work and I was ready to pass out for the night.
3/24/13
Today was Palm Sunday and I walked the procession from behind the Mount of Olives to the Old City of Jerusalem. There were so many people there, but it was nice to remember the events of the triumphal entry in to Jerusalem the week before Good Friday. There were palm branches waving in the air and songs being sung by pilgrims from all around the world and the local people living in nearby villages dancing in the streets with guitars or drums. Overall we walked for about 4 and a half hours (including the time it took to get there and the time it took to grab shawarma afterwards). It was a great way to spend Palm Sunday in Jerusalem! It is kind of strange living here and feeling a bit like a local who is watching all of the tourists come celebrate their holiday in Jerusalem, even though I was also participating in these events for the first time.
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