In Israel, Sunday is Monday!

I couldn't help but think as I sit here on a beautiful, relaxing, Sunday afternoon... that if I were back in Israel.. I'd be in class!

The Israeli work week goes from Sunday to Thursday... instead of Monday to Friday, like ours does.

The reason why is because in Israel, "Friday" marks the beginning of "Shabbat" which is the Jewish day of rest... kind of like OUR Sunday. (There will be more info about Shabbat later).

So basically, Our Sunday is like THEIR Monday... and THEIR Friday/Saturday is like OUR Sunday.

So if you are a practicing Christian in Israel, then you go to church on a SATURDAY, because Sunday is regular work day. Jews, likewise, go to the synagogue either on Friday night and/or Saturday morning. Interesting, huh?

WELCOME TO ISRAEL

One of the first things you'll notice when you arrive in Israel, is that the road signs are in 3 languages. In time you understand that these languages are Hebrew, Arabic, and of course, English.

It was pretty surreal the first time I saw a modern highway road sign for "Jerusalem"- a place that I had only known of my whole life as an ancient biblical city.