Shavuot began with the warm welcome of Rabbi Gesa Ederberg (our "frisch gebackene Rabbinern"--newly ordained rabbis--Adam and Jill lit the candles) and a fantastic study session led by Jerusalem faculty member Rabbi Dr. Dahlia Marx. Break out groups were led simultaneously in German and English and some people managed to greet Shacharit at 4am Berlin time!
Our group visited the Jewish Museum on Shavuot afternoon--a fascinating building that houses an eclectic and highly interactive collection. Our tour guide was the fabulous Thorsten Wagner whose historical knowledge challenged all of us to remember our three long days in the classroom.
And we capped the day with a truly blessed evening with colleagues from the Abraham Geiger College, Germany's own liberal rabbinical program (which counts students who come from over 15 countries). Shabbat ended with a dinner shared with the students we met last week from Humboldt University. It's been a great holiday weekend.
Tomorrow: Hamburg or Bust!
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