We started off today by going to shalva, a organisation
that helps families with children who have special needs or disabilities. We received a tour of the building as well as learning about the organisation works and why
it was created. The creators son became blind and deaf due to a faulty
injection, they wanted to help people the way they were helped, so created
shalva. 
After this insightful experience, we headed to the old city and went on
a tour of the Jewish section. Here, we learnt about the life the Jewish people at the time of the Temple and saw the beautiful sites and learnt about their purpose.
We were given money to get our own lunch, so many of us either got pizza
or pasta.
The famous and magnificent Hurva synagogue (which has been rebuilt 4 times) was our next stop. We learnt about the history of the
synagogue and then were lucky enough to go to the kotel again.
Due to it being tisha ba'av tonight, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for
the fast. After eating, we headed to the tayelet, a viewpoint overlooking the whole of Jerusalem
and talked about all the devastating stories that connect to Tisha Ba'av.
By Mia Solomon
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