Israel is beautiful

  • The view from Masada, an ancient fortification on a plateau. Members in my group had bar and bat mitzvahs in the ruins of the synagogue here, the oldest synagogue yet found. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader
    The view from Masada, an ancient fortification on a plateau. Members in my group had bar and bat mitzvahs in the ruins of the synagogue here, the oldest synagogue yet found. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader
  • Western Wall and Dome of the Rock, two of the most important and oldest sites in Judaism and Islam, respectively. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader
    Western Wall and Dome of the Rock, two of the most important and oldest sites in Judaism and Islam, respectively. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader
  • Sean Rosenthal (left) and friend Jake Schwartz (right) on a camel in the desert of Israel. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader
    Sean Rosenthal (left) and friend Jake Schwartz (right) on a camel in the desert of Israel. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader
    I hadn’t thought about Israel in a while. I had been there over the 2018-19 new year and found beauty all around. Over the last week, this beautiful country, full of the strongest people I’ve e...

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