Hiking near the Dead Sea

In March, Jess and I went with some friends hiking near the Dead Sea.

Trip to the Negav

At the end of March, HUC took the students on a trip to the Negav. This included going to a solar facility, hiking, hanging out in a tourist Bedouin tent, and going to 2 kibbutzim.

Birkat Hahammah

According to Wikipedia: Birkat Hachama (ברכת החמה, “Blessing of the Sun“) refers to a Jewish blessing that is recited in appreciation of the Sun once every 28 years, when the vernal equinox, as calculated by tradition, falls on a Tuesday at sundown. Jewish tradition says that when the Sun completes this cycle, it has returned to its position when the world was created.

This happened on April 7, 2009.

Paris, France

For Passover break, Jess and I met her mom and Aunt for 5 days in Paris. We explorer Musee D’Orsay, the Louvre, Versailles, Arc Du Triumphe, and eat a ton of great food. After they left, it happened that my old friend Julie and her husband were going to be in Paris for a few days, so we met up with them. Here are the pictures:

Pyramid in front of the LouvreArch outside of the LouvreArc de TriompheJess, Jan, and Judy in front of the Arc de TriompheUnder the Arc de TriompheNames of the soldiersMore namesArc de TriompheTomb of the Unknown SoldierArc de TriompheObelisk in Place De La ConcordeStreets of ParisFunny stop lightStreets near Place De La ConcordeJardins Des Tuileries near the LouvreEiffel Tower lit up at nightStatue of LibertyStatue of Liberty with the Eiffel Tower in the distanceEiffel Tower at NightA belated birthday cakeNotre-DameClock inside of Musee D'OrsayMusee D'OrsayCeiling of Musee D'OrsayLife imitating artClock inside Musee D'OrsayElaborate room inside Musee De OrsayView of Sacre Coeur from the Musee D'OrsayFound my storeGotta love these signsChateau de VersaillesChateau de VersaillesGardens behind VersaillesFountains in the GardensFountains in the Gardens of VersaillesFountains in the Gardens of VersaillesFountains in the Gardens of VersaillesGates of VersaillesPaintings inside of VersaillesJess looking cuteCeiling near VersaillesGardens outside VersaillesCeiling of VersaillesHall of Mirrors inside of VersaillesMore paintings inside VersaillesVersaillesInside the Napoleon quarters in the LouvreVenus de MiloVenus de MiloVenus de Milo