Inn of the Good Samaritan and Good Deeds Day

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Today was the annual Good Deeds Day in Israel, so . . .

I is for the Inn of the Good Samaritan, on the road between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.
Get your tickets here.
Or browse the little gift shop.

Enlarge the photo to read which bodies are responsible for organizing this famous spot into a showcase for beautiful mosaics.
It opened to the public in 2009.

I thought it was nice how they made the entrance sign in the form of an old tabula ansata.
That is Latin for "a tablet with handles" and it was a favorite form for votive tablets in Imperial Rome.

And here is a real tabula ansata displayed at the Inn of the Good Samaritan.
I think it is in the mosaic floor from the church narthex at Deir Qal'a.
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My other two posts about the Inn are here. 
The official Hebrew website has a nice little video.
Its English translation site lacks the video.
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(Linking to ABC Wednesday.)
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Rounded rollers

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R is for really really old ROLLERS, right outside Jerusalem on the road to Jericho.
Like around 2,000 years old!

The sign at the Inn of the Good Samaritan explains them:

Rollers for compressing plaster on roofs and floors
From the Hellenistic Period
Found at Mount Gerizim

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(For ABC Wednesday R-day.)
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Inn of the Good Samaritan

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The modern addition to the Inn of the Good Samaritan, on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, reflected the desert of the Judean Hills.

Here's the view from inside.
The tour group I was with yesterday was viewing the mosaics.
Opened in 2009, this is now one of the biggest mosaics museums in the world.

You arrive at the glass construction after passing through the 3 or 4 arches and galleries in the old Turkish building.

Oops, another reflection for Weekend Reflections.

You can enlarge the photo and read Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan.
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More about the old/new Inn of the Good Samaritan next week.
Meanwhile, you can read more about it here or see a short video here.
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Shabbat shalom.
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