This was a field trip to a bible lands reserve park. It was basically just a culmination of everything we've been learning. It was super fun to be living the bible in such a hands on way!
We had a conversation about shepherds. We read some scriptures about how the Lord shepherds us. Being calm, gently guiding from behind, pushing us along, leading us away from dangerous situations. We also talked about it's kind of a lonely job. It was kind of a struggle! The goats are more brave and can go off by themselves more but the sheep stick together and are more timid. You really do have to be behind them or they won't move. We also had a "wolf" come in and that completely messed everything up. It was so fun though!
We got to practice being shepherds. In the picture I'm trying to block out the "wolf"
Then we went up and learned about cisterns. I didn't know there was a difference between cisterns and wells until today. Cisterns have water put into them whereas wells are dug and have natural water from underground. All good love stories happen by wells in the bible. Water equals life here so they always have to look for ways to preserve it. Then we went and learned about zahtar which is madefrom hyssop. It is a great healing herb. We got to use a mortar and pestal to grind up the herb and then made baggies to take home. Super stoked about that!
Date palms are where they get their honey from
We then made a meal in the forest! It was the closest I've felt to camping in a long time. We made pita bread and cooked it over a fire and ate it with honey or oil, and lentil soup and herbal tea. That was my favorite. I need the recipe! And then cracked wheat. It kind of tasted like popcorn kernels but was obviously softer on your teeth.
This is Sarah our tour guide. She was fantastic! She was so knowledgeable and spoke great english and was kind of like our grandma for the day!
Our last thing was learning about scribes. The Torah, the mezuzahs, and the scriptures that go in the phylacteries all have to be handwritten by a scribe. It was absolutely fascinating! They can't erase the name of God so all papers that have the name on it are taken to a Jewish cemetary and buried. The Torah is written on a hyde and they etch lines into it first so they can write straight. The ink is made out of pomegranate skin, sap, coal, gall nut, hyssop, and copper dioxide.
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