Beit She'an

Two weeks ago we went to Beit She'an with the Yeshiva to see its ancient ruins and spend Shabbat at the youth hostel there. It was originally a Caananite city that King David later captured. It then was taken over by Alexander the Great, and of course, the Romans. Here are a few pictures taken at the ruins.




This is us walking down the original main street of Beit She'an. Like the Cardo here in Jerusalem, it was once filled with store fronts.



Here we are trying to get out of the sun for a minute. According to the Talmud, Beit She'an was one of the few places that the rabbis permitted swimming on Shabbat - as a necessity, because of the heat. Yes, it was quite hot, even in early May! These are two of my cantorial classmates, Elana and Ayelet along with Ayelet's daughter Anatalya.