OSIM KHAYIM = HAVING FUN

חיים עושים O’SIM KHAYIM (literally, making life) = HAVING FUN

In addition to volunteering, July in Jerusalem consisted of visits to museums, opera, drum lessons, and seeing everything I can. 

Nina (my hostess) wanted to go to her father (Dr. Zev Katz z’l)’s grave.  We agreed on a simple ceremony for her and her mother, Doris.  He is buried at Hebrew University’s gravesite, over looking Jerusalem.  I sang.  Nina video’d and sent it to her daughters and their families.

 

Nina and I toured the old city.  

Sacred sites abound.  The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall of the Second Temple and Al Aksa Mosque share the landscape.

Inside of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, pilgrims from around the world worship at intimate holy spaces within the church.  Greek Orthodox, Ethiopian, Anglicans, Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, Armenian, Oriental Orthodox as well as Roman Catholics have their own sacred corners in the church.

The cell phone finds its way everywhere, even in the cell of a priest.  After a wonderful visit to the old city, I rode the Light Rail from one end of the city (Mount Hertzl) to the other.  Here's a view from the Light Rail.  Modern transportation meets the walls of the old city!