Our final day . . .

We started our day with class at the hotel, then we had four hours to spend the rest of our shekels. And spend the rest of our shekels we did.

At 4 pm we left the hotel for the final time. We drove to Rachel"s Tomb, outside Bethlehem. The tomb is in Palestinian territory, so the security was full-blown. Two armed soldiers boarded our bus to accompany us.

After we had the opportunity to visit and pray at the tomb, we left for our final dinner at Gavna, a restaurant in Gush Etzion. The view of the lights of village below was beautiful - I'd love to see it in the daytime.

This dinner was an opportunity to celebrate the JWRP and to thank the women who made it all possible. Our DC group presented our city leader, Rebbetzin Ruth Baars, and the head of the JWRP, Rebbetzin Lori Palatnik, with gifts - and we presented the JWRP with a gift in their honor, so that another woman can have this experience next year.

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