Transcript [00:00] Hello, All Israel News viewers. I'm here [00:02] [music] at Mount Saba, a super super [00:05] special place that you can only get to [00:07] by like a jeep or by a 4x4. This [music] [00:10] is an ancient fifth century monastery. [00:12] Let's talk about this place. This [00:14] [music] was built 1,500 [00:16] years ago. The name of this monastery [00:18] comes [music] from Sabah, St. Sabah, and [00:21] he was considered a figure of holiness [00:24] and an example for many [music] people. [00:26] and his body is actually uh preserved [00:29] and people can visit him and sort of pay [00:32] their respects uh to this saint. Every [00:34] day there's a monk that actually goes [00:36] down these stairs [music] and they go to [00:38] Mar Saba's grave. His whole role in this [00:42] place is to go and to light candles [00:43] there. [music] And he had a great effect [00:46] uh on people in this area to you know [00:49] live that lifestyle of [music] [00:50] separating yourself completely. As of [00:52] now, as of today, there are about 21 [00:55] [music] monks that live here uh in this [00:57] monastery and they have no internet [00:59] inside and they live a very very [music] [01:01] simple life of prayer. You can see this [01:04] person is praying down there. Uh it's [01:06] very very unique. It's not a lifestyle [01:08] that fits everyone. But uh all 20 of [01:11] them [music] run this place together and [01:13] they continue to make it a special [01:16] environment. [music] They don't eat meat [01:17] and they don't eat apples. Why do they [01:20] not eat apples? because it's uh [01:22] supposedly uh what Adam and Eve ate when [01:25] they [music] sort of fell into sin. [01:27] Women are actually not allowed inside uh [01:30] the monastery. It's only for men and [01:32] it's been this way for a [music] very [01:34] very long time. But you're welcome to [01:36] come around and walk around, go down the [01:39] valley. So when I look up Mount Saba, [01:42] you can see that it feels like it's [01:44] built sort of like carved inside [music] [01:46] the mountain. [01:48] And they have different, you know, [01:50] buildings, different levels. People [01:51] sleep inside the monastery. [01:54] Um, and then they will go sort of, you [01:56] can see those little trails over there. [01:59] They go in those little trails and they [02:01] they'll find caves. So, one of those [02:02] caves, for example, is like over there. [02:05] You can go inside. You [music] can even [02:07] sleep inside if you want. But many [02:10] people when they come from abroad, they [02:12] choose [music] to sleep inside uh the [02:14] safety of the monastery. [02:16] And [music] you can see that it's um [02:18] it's sort of stood the test of time. [02:21] This place when you look at it, it [02:23] invites you into that. Uh the desert is [02:25] so unique in that sense. And this [02:27] monastery is literally built for that [02:30] kind of solitude. And it's just [02:33] breathtaking, [music] breathtaking views [02:34] from here. Below us is valley is the [02:37] valley of Kdon, Nakdon, and it goes uh [02:40] from the Jerusalem area all the way to [02:42] here. [02:43] >> [music] [02:43] >> And uh during the winter time, the water [02:46] goes right down in the middle of the [02:48] valley. But as you can see, in the [02:50] meantime, of course, we're here in the [02:52] desert. And so, for [music] the most [02:53] part, this place uh is dry. But when you [02:56] see that water, it's something very [02:58] [music] special. I think at least maybe [03:01] once a year or twice a year they [03:02] actually uh people come to this side of [03:05] the mountain just on the other side of [03:07] Mount Saba and they light the whole [03:09] thing up with sort of lights [music] and [03:11] candles and it's a very very unique [03:13] experience but you have to come here [03:15] with a tour guide. You can't go alone. [03:18] Okay guys, I'm going to say goodbye to [03:20] Marsaba and we're going to continue. [03:22] [music] Amazing. [03:24] So now I went all the way [music] from [03:27] Mosaba to the Dead Sea to see the bloom [03:32] of all these flowers in the desert. [03:34] Let's go check it out. So I think I [03:37] found it. I'm going to go down as close [03:41] as I can cuz I feel like it could be [03:46] could be this. But you can already see [03:49] all these flowers [03:52] that are bloom. [03:55] But this is definitely the season where [03:58] everything sort of comes to life in this [04:01] area of the Dead Sea. [04:05] Wow, guys. This is really, really [04:08] beautiful. So, I wish [music] that I [04:09] would have come here like an hour [04:11] earlier when the sun is like really [04:13] shining on all of the flowers, but [04:15] nonetheless, I mean, it's really just so [04:20] beautiful to see [music] all these [04:22] purple flowers just, you know, lining [04:24] up. We're going to go down to the water. [04:27] You're going to see it from there. [04:30] We have made it to the end of our [04:32] journey at the Dead Sea where everything [04:35] [music] is calm and quiet just as it was [04:37] in Malaba. And uh you can just see the [04:40] beauty of the uh of Jordan behind us. [04:44] Thank you guys so much for watching. 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Tucked deep in the Judean Desert lies Mar Saba Monastery, a breathtaking 5th-century sanctuary built into the cliffs overlooking the Kidron Valley.
Explore this ancient site with Oriel Moran, established over 1,500 years ago and named in honor of Saint Sabbas. The monastery remains home to about 20 monks who embrace a life of simplicity, prayer, and seclusion — without internet and free from modern distractions.
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