a few glimpses of Israel....

visiting the Dome of the Rock

in Tel Aviv

I couldn't have said it any better myself....

At the Garden of Gethsemane...

At the Gala dinner with US Former Attorney General John Ashcroft

visiting Bet She'an.

overlooking the Sea of Galilee.

in the Rabbinic Tunnel- walking the same path that Christ walked many years ago.

As close to Bethlehem as we could possibly get....

Visiting the Supreme Court of Israel.

Mother Catherine gave us a private tour of the Russian Orthodox Church.  Her "seek and you shall find" story of finding Christ was awe-inspiring.

Standing outside the Garden Tomb

On top of a tank... I'm not sure we look dangerous enough.

A night out in Haifa with our security agents.

Dinner with Sharon (our security agent)- 

thanks to Dolan and his "pashmena" jokes- 

we were all in tears.

At the top of Masada- overlooking the Dead Sea.

A view of Haifa.  

(picture compliments of Dr. Kim)

A little tired after shopping in the Arab markets.  

(and by "tired"- I really mean- "tired of being hit on by Arab men).

During our visit at the Military Court-- we met with one of the Judges.

During the visit with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem