Today we headed off to a small neighborhood outside Jerusalem called Ein Kerem. It was pretty close to the Kibbutz. When we got there, we sat outside and BG taught us about the basic Christian beliefs and the similarities and differences to Judaism.
We talked about parallels from the Christian Bible to the Torah. We also learned about Paul’s message and the split of Christianity from Judaism. We weren’t really learning about Christianity, but we were studying the evolution of the religion and how it became a separate belief from Judaism. We then got to see two churches. Both were Catholic but very different. The first was much smaller and the depictions on the walls were much more noticeable. We were told that by looking around the church one could easily pick up on the values expressed by Christians.
At this church we started to talk about the story of Mary’s sister Elizabeth and her son, John the Baptist. Before heading off to the second church, we stopped for some very good ice cream. At the second church, we walked in while Mass was taking place. As we walked in, we saw the Eucharist, the holy water, and other holy items. We went outside, discussed what we saw, and then headed back to Tzuba to continue with General Studies for the rest of the day.
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