After visiting the Jericho tell, a highlight was visiting a monastery. We enjoyed a nice walk up the steep path to a monastery located literally on the mountainside. It was on the cliff-side of the traditional Mt of Temptation. The monks welcomed us into the monastery, which commemorates the area where Christ spent 40 days fasting in the wilderness. The students were incredibly respectful of the site and that led to a very thought provoking time contemplating the many monks over the centuries that have sought solitude in their quest to find God.
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