Today was a day of many emotions. We began with a discussion
concerning resistance during the Holocaust, preparing us for our upcoming visit
to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial museum. Also in preparation, we talked about some of
the emotions we may or may not experience at Yad Vashem. We then headed off on
the bus towards the museum. We started off visiting the children’s memorial. This
memorial includes an exhibit in which you walk through a hall of mirrors
reflecting the light of five candles, but due to the mirrors it looks like
there are millions of lights. Meanwhile a voice reads off names of children,
and their ages at which died in the Holocaust. This memorial was emotional and
special to many because it revealed how these children’s lives were cut short
at a very young age. We then continued to the museum where we learned about
Jewish life in Europe before, during, and after the Holocaust. 
After the museum we drove to the Shuk on Machane Yehuda to
eat lunch, and to do some shopping. When I walked into the shuk I was
overpowered with the smells, colorful food, and crowds of people. Many of us
bought delicious pastries, fruits, and breads. We also learned how to bargain
and push and shove ourselves through Israeli Friday afternoon crowds. Now we
are preparing for Shabbat. Shabbat Shalom!
-Colman Adams
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