Last day and final tiyul: Mount Herztel

The last day of our trip was one that was very sad but very eventful. We went to Mount Herztel which is where Theodor Herzel, the father of Zionism, and many other very important Israeli figures are buried. This was something that was very moving because we were able to see the graves of the people that we have been learning about all quarter. We were able to stand within feet of the people that helped our country stay alive. This is something that was very mind blowing, and life changing. In Mount Hertzel, we went to the graves of Theodor Hertzel, the father of Zionism, Zeb Jabotinsky, the militant zionist who thought that the people should come back to Israel and fight for their survival, Chanah Senesh, the women who made aliyah to Israel and ended up fighting in World War 2 against the Nazi's for the Jewish people, Yitzack Rabin, the Israeli Prime Minister who was assassinated by a Jew while trying to negotiate peace with the arabs by turning over lots of Israeli land, and Michael Levin, a boy who went on our same trip to Alexander Muss High School in Israel during the second Intifada, ended up making Aliyah to Israel, fighting in the second lebanon war as a paratrooper, and dying for his country. To be able to see the graves of all the people in the same location is something that was amazing. This is an experience that i will never forget and one that was life changing. Maybe one day I will want to be buried there amongst the people that helped save our religion.