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PhunkeyRobot

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14 places I want to go   14 places I've been
  2. 1. Black Rock City
    United States: Nevada: Black Rock Desert
    		261 people
  3. 2. Angkor Wat
    Cambodia: Siem Reap: Angkor Archaeological Park
    		975 people
  4. 3. Iraq
    Middle East
    		286 people
  5. 4. Istanbul
    Turkey
    		1,490 people
  6. 5. Turkey
    Europe
    		2,997 people
  7. 6. Iran
    Middle East
    		667 people
  8. 7. Egypt
    Africa
    		8,935 people
  9. 8. Kyoto
    Japan: Honshu: Kinki: Kyōto-fu
    1 cheer     		1,084 people
  10. 9. Roma
    Italy: Lazio
    1 cheer     		3,809 people
  11. 10. Italy
    Europe
    		13,662 people
  12. 11. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    France
    		288 people
  13. 12. Mont Saint Michel
    France: Basse Normandie
    1 cheer     		292 people
  14. 13. Paris
    France: Ile de France
    1 cheer     		6,732 people
  15. 14. Field Museum Of Natural History
    United States: Illinois: Cook County: Chicago: Downtown: The Loop: Grant Park: Museum Campus Chicago
    		63 people

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Brisbane, Queensland

Untitled

Hi Wes, Hi Margaret.

over 6 years ago

Jerusalem, Israel

Seeing things differently

There is so much to say about Jerusalem, I’ll limit myself to these two.

First, seeing the most locations spoken of in the Bible/Torah from one hillside made me realize these stories are about the local goings on and myths of a place about the size Rhode Island, which were promulgated and propagated by the power of Rome. Hey I can’t say I’m right, but that was my “epiphany.” Remember we’re all thinking with six pounds of meat – your mileage may vary.

Second, I started to understand the Jews connection with their tradition. I don’t know what my ancestors were doing 5000 years ago, (let’s not go there) but Jews can point to this place. For a farm boy from North Carolina (can’t beat our BBQ), my life is oddly tied up with Jews — I probably knew all twelve of them living in Raleigh. One was my best friend, another I ended up my wife, and now my kids are Jewish too. Let’s not forget all three of my graduate advisors (yes, three), my first boss, many of my friends and neighbors here in Boston, and of course my in-laws. So I thought I know a lot about Judaism – I read and knew plenty of Jews, but I really didn’t get their relationship to Judaism. It wasn’t religion like I knew it. While some believed, many were agnostic or atheists, but they we still Jewish. And belief really didn’t determine the extent of there practice either. The most religiously conservative guy I knew in college was an atheist. But Jerusalem made it clear. They were part of a story that germinated in that arid, rocky soil.

PR

over 6 years ago
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