Israel blog

Micah reflects on a recent visit to the West Bank...

well i have finally done it.
i finally got to spend some time in the embattled settelments of the wet bank.
it was incredible, just amazing. i got to take a bullet proof bus. and hang out
with the villains, the settlers. these are beautiful people who love hashem and
believe him, when he promised the land of israel to the jews. i dont have much
time, but when you spend shabbos with people who are willing to put their
lives, and the lives of their families on the line for to strengthen their ties
to hakodesh boruchu (the holy one, or another name of god) it is a truly life
enhancing occasion. on the other hand i am having an awesome timehere in Ir
Hakodesh (another name for Jerusalem. Literally translated as the Holy City) i
am walking everywhere. and that is saying something in a city built on numerous
mountains. today i walked a huge distance. i feel great. i hope everyone is
well in NC.
micah p cooper
p.s. i had planned on writing more, but i have to get to class, which is
awesome. and i still have quite a long walk back to my yeshiva