{"id":28335,"date":"2019-04-03T09:11:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=28335"},"modified":"2019-04-03T09:11:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:11:59","slug":"israel-reflections-2019-day-two-masada-the-dead-sea-and-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2019\/04\/israel-reflections-2019-day-two-masada-the-dead-sea-and-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Reflections 2019 Day Two: Masada, the Dead Sea and Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"About<\/a>On Day 2 of our magical trip to Israel we visited Masada and the Dead Sea. As student Alexander Hensley put it \u201c[It] was the perfect way to kick off this trip.\u201d (Let me note to all travelers, a day in the sun outside is quintessential jetlag recovery!)<\/p>\n

The story of Masada<\/a> is one that flies under the radar for many non-Jewish people but is fascinating to learn its history. The isolated plateau that is Masada has a history of being a fortress, built into a palace by Herod and then used as the last holdout by the Jews fighting the Romans in 70 A.D.\u00a0 Today it is one of Israel\u2019s largest tourist attractions not only for its history but the beauty of it rising up in the desert.\u00a0 Alex Hensley \u201cabsolutely loved standing over the Dead Sea and looking down at the ramp that the Romans built.\u201d Our tour guide Yoav expertly guided the group across the fortress in record time. As student Cole Altman so aptly stated \u201cTo be able to share its beauty and joy with the entire group was absolutely incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

We then headed toward the Dead Sea<\/a> to float. Many of the students decided to \u201cfarm\u201d the mineral rich mud to rub all over their bodies. The mud makes your skin extremely smooth and floating was definitely a highlight of the trip for many students.<\/p>\n

\"Law<\/a><\/p>\n

After a rest, we then started our more academic visits on Saturday evening.\u00a0 We heard from Dr. Alick Isaacs\u00a0 who is the Co-director of Siach Shalom (translated as Talking Peace).\u00a0 \u00a0This is an organization that works to create dialog about peace using religion rather than arguing to take the religion out of the conflict and tries to include and welcome religious leaders who have been dissenting voice against previous peace efforts inside Israel. Dr. Isaacs is the author of A Prophetic Peace: Judaism, Religion, and Politics<\/em> which recounts his experience as a combat soldier in the Second Lebanon War.\u00a0 Dr. Issacs\u2019\u00a0 talk included snippets of how he made \u201cAliyah\u201d (The immigration process for Jew\u2019s to move to Israel) after dealing with anti-Semitism in England growing up, and discussed Judaism as an ethnic identity.\u00a0 (Here is a link to a talk<\/a> he gave several years ago) Student Van Donkersgoed explained that hearing Dr. Isaacs speak \u201cHelped form the context for much of the trip, and also helped clarify my perception of Jewish culture and the State of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cross-posted at Indisputably.org<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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