This morning was our first shacharit in Yerushalyim. After a super inspirational davening we headed to breakfast which was amazing with an assortment of delicious food. Then we headed out to the Old City and arrived at the Kotel!! It was very exciting to see everyone’s reactions to the Kotel after waiting to get there for so long! After that we went and saw the egalitarian section of the Kotel along with ruins from the time of the Beis Hamikdash. Next, we went to the virtual reality tour and got to experience what the Beis Hamikdash was like which was fantastic. We were then given vouchers to choose which restaurant we wanted to go to for lunch in the Rova. Afterwards, we went to Mechon HaMikdash where we saw the kelim that have been prepared for use in the third Beis Hamikdash. Next, we headed over to the Shuk. It was super cool to see all of the different people and foods that Israel has to offer. Then we came back to the hotel for dinner and had mishmar as our night activity. During mishmar there was singing and learning and Racheli even made a siyum! After we davened maariv and had some free time before curfew. Today was such an amazing day and we can’t wait for another awesome day in Yerushalyim!

-Erin Grossman and Kayla Goldberger