Love For Judaism

     Our tiyul to the Israel Museum was amazing. We saw ancient Dead Sea Scrolls, the model of the second temple in Jerusalem, and the breathtaking אוהב sculpture. Students from our class created characters from each of the four sects we learned about: Sadducees, Pharisees, Zealots, and Essennes. It really helped me understand the actual stories and ways of life. One group that really caught my attention was the Zealots. The way they gave up their lives to themselves and each other rather than letting the Romans have the satisfaction of killing them. They burned all their buildings to prevent the Romans from enjoying what they had, but they left a sufficient amount of supply to show how good they had it. This shows their resilience in fighting for Judaism and for what they believe to be true. Although this was what the Zealots decided upon, it's knoe that two women and five children escaped from there even with the eight Roman camps surrounding them. I really enjoyed learning about these four sects on the talk to you later and it was interesting to know that the Pharisees were the surviving sect, being Rabbis and scholars.