I've been trying for days now to try to put into words what I experienced on Tuesday. So many calls and texts came flooding from America asking if I was okay and safe after the horrible event that occured Tuesday morning. However, my Arabic teacher's assisstant and friend Ilona found all the right words to explain everything I feel about Jerusalem right now. You can read it here, but first I'll leave you with the true and unbelievable quote from her post:

On Tuesday, the uncle of one of my Arabic students was slaughtered by an axe-wielding Palestinian man in Synagogue as he prayed.

That is literally what happened. Except, it was my friend and classmate. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone effected by the terrible event and as Ilona says, "Let there be peace".