Kelsey and I gathered with the rest of our pilgrimage group in the Pilgrim House near the Shrine of the Bab and met with Jamshid, our guide. (We were Group M.) We all introduced ourselves, said a prayer, and Jamshid…
Category: Travel
Our First Day of Pilgrimage
Monday, January 3, 2011 – All of the pilgrims (nearly 400 of us!) were asked to arrive at the new Pilgrim Reception Center at 54 Hatzionut Street sometime before noon. There, in small groups, we attended a brief orientation, got…
A Pilgrim’s Journal
Haifa Bound!
My daughter and I are headed to Israel tonight. As I write this, we are sitting in the Philadelphia airport waiting to board the plane to Tel Aviv. We will spend nearly two weeks in the Haifa and ‘Akka area…