From May 11 through May 20, Morningside College students, faculty, alumni and friends toured Israel. The group visited some of the most revered sites for three religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Stops included Tel Aviv, the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Capernaum, the Dead Sea and Jerusalem. Leading the Morningside group were Dr. Jessica deVega, assistant professor of religious studies, and Rabbi Guy Greene of Congregation Beth Shalom in Sioux City, an adjunct faculty member in Morningside’s religious studies department. Follow the group’s progress through the blogs that appear on this page.
Dr. Jessica deVega Blog
Day 1 - Arriving in Tel Aviv and Jaffa
Day 2 - Traveling North
Day 3 - Visiting Galilee (Banias, Capernaum, Nazareth)
Day 4 - Traveling South (Tzfat, Basilica of the Annunciation, Afula)
Day 5 - Jerusalem, the Armenian and Christian Quarters
Day 6 - Jerusalem, the Jewish Quarter
Day 7 - Jerusalem, History and Politics
Day 8 - The Desert, Masada and the Dead Sea
Landing in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv and Jaffa
Caesarea, Mount Carmel, and Akko
Sea of Galilee and Nazareth
Safed, Nazareth, and Jerusalem!!
Mount of Olives and Old Jerusalem
Hezekiah's Tunnel, Western Wall, and Herodian Arch
Yad Vesham, Knesset, and Dead Sea Scrolls
Dead Sea and Masada
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