Reconnecting with My Macedonian Jewish Heritage

This post was brought to you by Sarah Aroeste, group leader for MEJDI's Tour: 8-Day, 7-Night Jewish Heritage Tour to Macedonia... Growing up in Suburban New Jersey, I always thought the word, “Macedonia,” sounded very exotic. I…

January 3, 2018

This post was brought to you by Carol H... Today we went started the day by driving into one of the Jewish settlements in and around Bethlehem. There we met with Bob who believes strongly that by doing the settlements that the Israeli's are…

January 2, 2018

This post was brought to you by Carol H... Today was chilly and rainy so when we got to Yad Vasham the Holocaust Museum we couldn't see much of the scenery but we collected our headphones and had time to wander through the museum.  There…

January 1, 2018

This post was brought to you by Carol H... On Monday it started off cloudy and overcast and eventually became chilly and rainy.  We traveled to Ramallah where we saw the wall that was built around the city provide security according…

December 31, 2017

This post was brought to you by Carol H... On Sunday we began the day by entering Dung Gate and looking down on the Western Wall as we sent through security to visit the Dome of the Rock and Al Asqa Mosque.  There is only one entrance…

A British Perspective/Trophies from the Walled Off Hotel, Bethlehem

As part of the British contingent of St Mark's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fiona and Ian W. and Hazel and Dave W. are blessed to have encountered so many new friends from the US and also South Africa.  What we are seeing is troubling -…

Kids for Peace in Jerusalem

This post was brought to you by Randy M... During the pre – Pilgrimage days in Jerusalem, Karen and Tom G., Alan T., and Randy M. met with the co-directors of Kids4Peace, Jerusalem, Tareq S. and Meredyth R. Kids4Peace brings together…

Greetings from the Holy Land.

This post was brought to you by Heather P... How does one summarize such days as these and the lessons we can only try to hold?   We toured The Old City of Jerusalem, stood in quiet awe at the Dome of the Rock, placed prayers at the Wailing…

Follow the Blog to St. Mark’s Pilgrimage…

This post is brought to you by Karen G...   The 2017 St. Mark’s Pilgrimage Group (28 St. Mark’s family and friends) will be travelling in the Holy Land October 17 – 28 (with 14 going on to Jordan for an additional  5 days).  In…

Shalom/Salaam, Deep Roots and High Walls: Brief reflections from a young graduate student meeting Israel and Palestine for the first time

This post was brought to you by Abbey V from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies/St. Norbert College trip to Israel and Palestine... I landed in Tel Aviv surrounded by about 18 other graduate students, my human rights professor,…