4/1/2011 - Kabbalat Shabbat at Kol Haneshamah

After a few minutes of rest and time to clean up for Shabbat, we took some pictures of the view from our hotel room.

The park below our hotel where we'll have a picnic lunch tomorrow.

The American Consulate in Jerusalem across from the Park.

The Great Synagogue

The Conservative Shul across from the hotel.

A view toward the Old City - the Temple Mount.

The Waldorf Astoria Residences under construction.

We then headed back on the bus to go to Kol Haneshamah, a progressive congregation in Jerusalem.  Services were very low key and included some english direction.  The Rabbi didn't wear a suit or tie and sat on the bimah at a table.  Some of the melodies were familiar and others were new, but relatively simple and easy to follow.

We returned to the hotel for a Shabbat dinner in a private dining room - there were many courses and a lot of food.

After a long day, we returned to our room for our last full night in Jerusalem.