The Hershey's Kiss

Tonight was the first of three weekends on which Jerusalem's museums are free from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m., with special activities and attractions at each. We chose to attend a choir's performance at the Shrine of the Book. We got to tour the facility for about twenty minutes before the tuxedo-clad performers filed in and began their 45 minutes show. The songs sung covered a range of languages, styles, and eras, and were all fantastic. One of the most engaging aspects of the event was the fact that a room usually silent, filled with the texts of a long-dead sect, was suddenly filled instead by a rapt audience and a talented chorus of voices. There was life in a usually cold, both physically and emotionally, cave. We are very excited to try out the municipality's other events in the coming weeks, and hope they compare favourably with tonight's excitement.