Easter Evening Meal at Tantur

On Easter evening one year ago we had a feast. Here are some pictures of that meal. The meat was roasted lamb. It was the best ever. The entire meal was fantastic! The chefs were superb!

Palm Procession Song

Here's a little Quicktime video of the beginning of the Palm Sunday parade. 

Notice that both palm and olive branches are used.

Palm Sunday Parade

We left Tantur about 1:00 p.m. and arrived near Bethphage where the procession began. It started about 2:30 p.m. with the palm procession liturgy. I think people sang the entire two hour walk! We ended up in Old Jerusalem. Along the way, songs could be heard in many languages. Some were playing instruments. There were thousands in the procession! Sometimes the road was wide and other times quite narrow. And lots of people were watching from their homes.

A Year Later

It's hard to believe but one year ago at this time I was in Israel observing Holy Week. In the next few days I hope to reflect on some of my sabbatical experience while there. And maybe include a few pictures.