Thursday, July 16, 2015

Wednesday

Wednesday: Tbilisi and Israel

If I was tired before, now I am truly exhausted. Tuesday was a very late night and Wednesday an equally early morning. After packing and checking out we had a quick workshop with Fed Talks. Then back on the bus to bring us to the old part of the city for a city tour. First stop was the Georgian Museum of Jewish History.





I won't comment on the last picture except to say that the men in our group were happy to have had their bris in the 20th century!

We visited two synagogues, one Ashkenazi and one Sephardic, and both beautiful. Here are some pics of the Ashkenazi shul:




And photos of the Grand Synagogue:








We continued our walk through the Old City. Here's a random shot of dark humor that is a chilling reminder of their not-so-distant past:



Then, a cable car up the mountain for another spectacular view of this photogenic city.






Lest you think our day was full enough, we boarded the bus to head to camp. More on that in my next blog entry.

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