Shabbat

Shabbat - Sabbath Jewish style, more or less. The weirdest thing about it is that here in Israel it is on a Saturday. Just imagine, having Sunday on Saturdays. It really is very strange. Our flight arrived at the Tel Aviv airport at about 5:30 am. we got through customs in surprisingly good time and soon were on our way on a bus to Jerusalem. We were dropped off at a hotel, got our rooms, and soon were off to church at the (BYU) Jerusalem Center (For Near Eastern Studies), affectionately called 'The Mormon University" by the Locals. Apparently it isn't legal to proselyte here so all of the members were foreigners, in fact it didn't seem too different from wards back in the states (other than the fact that one can see the Dome of the Rock through the window behind the pulpit). Then we came back to the hotel and rested/napped for the rest of the day - no joke. Then we had a free hotel dinner and went (back for some) to bed.