Weeks 14 & 15: Welcoming the Queen at Tzfat
Our time at Tzfat was a huge contrast from our time in Jerusalem. Instead of jumping into an on-going project or projects, we did our own, beginning with the planning stage and ending with a finished product that will be used to educate local building and conservation professionals. But first, we spent Shabbat in Tzfat, the center of Jewish spirituality and Kabbalah.
The week in...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
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Week 13: Our last week in Jerusalem!
Time is flying by so quickly now! I cannot believe I am finally
sitting down to write this entry and over a week has passed already. Our time
in Tsefat has also come and gone, but I will write more about that later. We
are now preparing our final reports of the work we did in Jerusalem and Tsefat
and will finish the documentation in the coming week. First, let’s talk about
Jerusalem!
Our last week...
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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Weeks 11 & 12: Jerusalem!
Finally - a chance to sit down and catch everyone up on what we have been doing! Two of our three weeks in Jerusalem have passed and we are moving to Tsefat on Thursday. Our schedule for the past two weeks has been packed with work, tours, events, and personal enjoyment of the Jerusalem scene.
Here is the run-down of everything we have been doing – it is quite an impressive list!
Week 1:
1) Tour...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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Weeks 9 & 10: Literally “Saving
the Stones”!!! ...and writing up reports.
After a much needed break during the
week of Pesach (Passover), we jumped right into a week long intensive
course on stone conservation with Jacques Nageur, Head of Art
Conservation for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), and his
team. Our week with Jacques was highly anticipated, as it had been
built up by the Saving the Stones staff, and it definitely did not
disappoint....
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