Study Abroad
Byu Jerusalem Center For Near Eastern Studies
Studied the development of Judaism from post-Temple Rabbinic era and onwards through tomodern times, culminating with the State of Israel and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Visited important Jewish sites like the Western Wall, Hebrew Ha-Kotel Ha-Maʿaravi, Yad Vashem, The City of David, The Temple Mount, Israel Museum, Mount Nebo, The Red Sea, Tiberius, The Negev, The Golan Heights, Qumran, The Dead Sea, and more. Learned the Hebrew spoken and written alphabet and a small vocabulary. Studied the emergence of Islam, the Koran, the Prophet Muhammad, the five pillars of Islam, Sharia Law, and limited Arabic. Visited prominent sites of Islam such the King Abdullah Mosque in Amman, Jordan, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Haram Al-Sharif, and the Dome of the Rock (Masjid Al Sakhrah) in Jerusalem.Studied the inception of Christianity, including an in-depth study of the Old and New Testaments. Visited sites holy to the religion such as the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, The Garden of Gethsemane, The Mount of Olives, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, Cana, Tabgah, Mount of Beatitudes, The River Jordan, Via Dolorosa, Golgotha, Mount of Temptation, Jericho, Machaerus, Mount Tabor, The road to Damascus, Caesarea Philippi, etc.
