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REL 290 Israel Immersion, 11/23/2016

a traffic light next to a stone wall

The walls of Old Town Jerusalem were built upon quite a bit of bedrock.

a group of people walking through a stone archway

Here, class members enter the Temple Mount through the Lion's Gate.

a group of people standing outside

Local women pass as students await an escort onto the Temple Mount.

a group of men standing outside

(from left) Marcus Hoekstra '18, Daniel Azar '18, Taylor King '18, and Nathan Neal '17 (rear) await entry.

a group of people walking in front of a building

The Dome of the Rock, the third holiest site in Islam, boasts an impressive facade.

a group of people standing in front of a stone building

Students listen to their guide before entering the Dome of the Rock.

a row of shoes lined up on a sidewalk

Lastly, the group needed to remove their shoes before entering.

a ornate ceiling with intricate designs

A look up at the inside of the Dome.

a group of men looking up

(center, left) Jimmy Suess '17 and Greg Sklar '17 survey the inside of the Dome of the Rock.

a group of people standing in a room with a red carpet and red rug

The al-Aqsa Mosque sits on the southern side of the Temple Mount.

a stained glass window in a building

The interior of the al-Aqsa Mosque.

a group of people standing in a room

Daniel Azar (center) listens to the group's guide.

a group of people posing for a photo in front of Dome of the Rock

A group photo in front of the Dome of the Rock.

a group of people walking down a street

(from left) Azar and King stroll the market in East Jerusalem.

a group of men standing outside a building

(from left) Ben Johnson '18, Cameron Glaze '17, Anthony Douglas '17, Aaron Becker '17, and Marcus Hoekstra '18 pause on Bab El-Silsileh Road.

a group of men standing together

(from left) Tim Riley '18, Dr. Robert Royalty, and Azar share a light moment in East Jerusalem.

a stone building with a tower

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

a group of people standing in a courtyard

The group gathers outside of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre briefly before entering.

a group of people in a room with a mosaic mural

According to traditions, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre contains two of the holiest sites in Christianity, including the spot where Jesus was crucified, pictured here.

a rock cliff with a hole in it

Skull Hill, or Golgotha, at the Garden Tomb, also is beleved to be the burial and resurrection site of Christ.

a group of men sitting on a ledge

After visiting the Holocaust History Museum, (from left) Professor Ethan Hollander talks with Glaze, Reno Jamison '17, Becker, and Luke Gunderman '18. Glaze holds a copy of Hollander's new book, 'Hegemony and the Holocaust: State Power and Jewish Survival in Occupied Europe.'

a group of people standing in a line

The group looks at a model of the City of Jerusalem at the time of the Second Temple at the Israel Museum.

a group of men standing in a room

Dr. Robert Royalty (center) talks to the class about the Priestly Benediction on display at the Israel Museum.

a group of people looking at a stone

from left) Douglas and Gunderman survey artifacts at the Israel Museum.

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