On Wednesday September 9th, Tiferet began the year with our first “Chesed Tiyul.” We began the day with a tour of Yad Lekashish. Yad Lekashish is a unique chesed organization in Yerushalayim that provides employment and social services for the elderly - in particular elderly that have made Aliya. In their many art workshops, the elderly make beautiful pieces of art, Judaica and jewelry that are sold in their gift shop from where proceeds go back into supporting the elderly.
That same afternoon, we toured Ir David - and saw where David established his monarchy. By studying the pesukim in Sefer Shmuel, we learned about David's conquest of Yerushalayim and establishing it as our eternal capital. We also read from Sefer Melachim to show that where we were standing was likely the area where Shlomo was anointed king. The tour concluded with a great walk through the water of the 2700 year old Chizkiyahu's tunnel.