On Tour with Ashleigh and Morgan Aug 3

Sunday, August 3rd:Today, Group 8 learned about what USY calls "New Jerusalem," which basically traces the line that was Israel's border with Jordan before 1967. First they went to Gilo to see the Security wall that was built there. Then they went to the Tayelet, an overlook where the entire city can be seen with the Old City in the Center. It is said that this is the place where Abraham stood when he saw the city for the first time. From there they went to Ammunition Hill, where they walked through the trenches that used to be part of a Jordanian bunker that was the center of battle in 1967. They then went to Mount Herzl where they visited the graves of the founders of Zionism, Yitchak Rabin, Hannah Senesh, and Michael Levin z"l, a Nativ and Camp Ramah alum who fell in battle during the 2006 war in Lebanon. This evening they returned to the Fuchsberg Center for some free time and dinner. They then had a talent show!