The Kotel (Western Wall) in the snow!!

Walking the walls of the Old City at night.

Here we are at Ariel's Bar Mitzvah. My mom is about to read from the Torah. Left to Right: My brother, my dad, me, my mom, the rabbi, my aunt, my uncle.

We look on as Ariel is about to read from the Torah, thus becoming a Bar Mitzvah.

Ariel holding the Torah.

At the Bar Mitzvah. L to R: Eric, my grandmom, my dad, my mom, and me.

A nice portrait of my family and the rabbi watching Ariel read from the Torah.

Everyone threw candy at Ariel when he finished reading Torah and the rabbi shielded him with his tallis! I guess that's why they don't really do that custom in the States anymore... *- This comment was first thought of by Howard Katz.

A view of East Jerusalem from the reception hall of Ariel's Bar Mitzvah.

Another view of Jerusalem.

Delivering my speech to Ariel as his parents look on.

Solid picture of me and Ariel.

Ariel and I dancing the Horah.

Ariel being lifted up on the chair.

A view of the Judean Desert during our jeep tour and hike.

All the cousins and grandmom. I'm at the far right.

Another view of the Judean Desert.

During our hike we came across an overturned car on the side of the road. A family had tried to drive through the hiking path. We rescued them all through the window and back door.

We had to scale the side of this cliff. You can see how far down it goes by the little metal handles. This picture shows my cousin Daniel guiding my grandmother down the cliff.

View of the Dead Sea. On the right, you can see how far the sea level has receded in just the last few years.

Camels walking through the desert.

To give you an idea as to the type of terrain we traversed in the desert, here is one of the jeeps driving over a small stream in the middle of nowhere.

Ariel standing on top of one of the jeeps.