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Date
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Program |
Meals/Overnight |
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Saturday
May 19
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6:30 PM Departure from Nashville on Delta flight #1502
arriving in Atlanta at 8:39 PM. Connect to Delta flight #152
to Israel departing at 10:45 PM.
If you are coming from another part of
the country, you must be able to connect in Atlanta on
flight #152. |
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Sunday
May 20
Arise walk the land… |
Bruchim Habaim – Welcome to Israel!
5:25 PM arrival at Israel’s Ben Gurion International
Airport. Ascend to Jerusalem and celebrate our
arrival at the magnificent Haas Sherover Promenade
that overlooks the Old City. “Welcome to Israel” dinner at
the hotel.
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Welcome Dinner
at the Hotel
King Solomon Hotel
Jerusalem
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Monday
May 21
On your walls City of David… |
We’ll begin our exploration of Jerusalem with the latest
excavations at Biblical Jerusalem (the City of
David) where Jerusalem begins. From there it’s off to
Mt. Zion the traditional site of King David’s Tomb,
The Last Supper, The Pentecost and the
House of Caiphas. Entering the Old City we’ll
have lunch on our own and explore the restored Jewish
Quarter including the rooftops and the Cardo.
Learn about the Temple experience with a visit to the Old
City’s fascinating Temple Institute Educational
Center. Dinner and evening on your own in Jerusalem.
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Lunch and dinner
on your own
King Solomon Hotel
Jerusalem
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Tuesday
May 22
Walking with Jesus in Jerusalem |
Start the day with worship and study atop the Mt of
Olives and walk down the slopes to the Garden of
Gethsemane and the Church of the Agony. Then,
participate in a unique Last Supper Study Session and
Meal before making our way to the Garden Tomb
Golgotha where we remember the Crucifixion and
Resurrection. In the early evening we’ll have a festive meal
at the hotel marking the start of the Shavuot
Festival (Pentecost). Pentecost is
associated with the revelation at Mt. Sinai and marked with
all-night Torah study followed by sunrise services. We’ll
partake in some Torah study and then join thousands in a
pre-dawn walk to the Western Wall (Kotel) for sunrise
services.
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Biblical Lunch
Festive Shavuot Dinner at the Hotel
King Solomon Hotel
Jerusalem
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Wednesday
May 23
Shavuot
Pentecost |
After prayer services at the Kotel, walk back from
the Old City to the hotel for breakfast followed by rest
time and lunch. In the afternoon we’ll have a study
session and walking tour of some of Jerusalem’s
most picturesque and historic neighborhoods. Dinner and
evening on your own in Jerusalem. |
Lunch at hotel
Dinner on your own
King Solomon Hotel Jerusalem |
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Thursday
May 24
And the children shall return to their land…
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We’ll start the day with a Middle East Update with a
political analyst and then step back 2,000 years to the days
of the Second Temple at the Davidson Southern Temple
Mount Excavations and the Kotel Tunnels. Then
head south to the restored Jewish communities of Gush
Etzion and the multi media program at the Kfar Etzion
Heritage Center. We’ll have a chance to shop at the
Etzion Judaica Center which features the work of many
top Israeli artisans, especially those living in Judea &
Samaria and have a BBQ dinner with the Ehrlich Family in
Efrat.
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Lunch on your own
BBQ Dinner
King Solomon Hotel Jerusalem
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Friday
May 25
From Out of the Crucible
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Begin the day in solemn memory at the Yad Vashem
Holocaust Memorial Center including the new historical
museum, Avenue of the Righteous of the Nations and the
Children’s Memorial. Then, head to
Maaleh Adumim for a home
hospitality program with Ethiopian Jewish Immigrants
to hear the remarkable stories of their long trek
home from Africa to Israel. Later, join thousands at
the Kotel (Western Wall) for evening prayer services
welcoming the Sabbath and then head to our hotel for a
traditional Friday night Sabbath meal. |
Lunch on your own
Shabbat Dinner
at hotel
King Solomon Hotel Jerusalem
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Shabbat
May 26
Shabbat Peace in Jerusalem
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Enjoy the special atmosphere of Shabbat in Jerusalem by
participating in Shabbat prayers at a local Jerusalem
synagogue and then join congregants for a home
hospitality Shabbat lunch. In the afternoon, we’ll have
an optional walk to the Christian Quarter of the Old
City and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher which
has been associated with the crucifixion and resurrection of
Jesus for nearly 1,700 years. Dinner and evening on your
own in Jerusalem.
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Home
Hospitality Lunch
Dinner on your own
King Solomon Hotel Jerusalem
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Sunday
May 27
Choosing between God and Ba’al
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After early morning worship, visit Jerusalem’s pioneering
social service project Yad LaKashish
(Lifeline for the Elderly) including the workshops and
the crafts giftshop. Then, heading north, we’ll visit the
ancient Roman capital at Caesarea and drive through
the Carmel Mountains to the Mukhraka where we
remember Elijah’s battle with the Prophets of Baal. Check-in
and dinner at our hotel on the shores of the Kinneret
(Sea of Galilee).
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Lunch on your own
Dinner at Hotel
Nof Ginosar Hotel
Kibbutz Ginosar
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Monday
May 28
Walking with Jesus in Galilee |
Exploring the Ministry of Jesus in the area of the
ancient Jewish fishing villages around the Sea of Galilee we’ll stop at the Mt of Beatitudes
remembering the teachings, Tabgha where we remember
the miracles and Capernaum the home base of Jesus
ministry. We will sail the Sea of Galilee and those
who wish to will be Baptized in the Jordan River.
In the evening we’ll explore the seaside town of Tiberias
and attend the multi media “Galilee Experience.”
Dinner on your own in Tiberias on the shores of the
Kinneret.
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Lunch and dinner on your own
Nof Ginosar Hotel
Kibbutz Ginosar
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Tuesday
May 29
Freedom Needs Defending |
Delve into the complex security and water issues on the
Golan Heights, with visits to the Headwaters of the
Jordan River at Tel Dan. We’ll have lunch and
remember the Transfiguration at the foot of Mt.
Hermon, before visiting and standing in solidarity with
IDF soldiers guarding Israel’s northern
border. Then, explore Israel’s border with Syria at
Mt. Bental.
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Lunch
Dinner at Hotel
Nof Ginosar Hotel
Kibbutz Ginosar
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Wednesday
May 30
Next year in Jerusalem! |
Participate in the redemption of the land by planting a
tree with your own hands. Then, head south to Tel
Aviv and examine the political decisions and struggles
leading up to the birth of the State of Israel with a visit
to Israel’s Independence Hall where the State of
Israel was declared in 1948. Later, we’ll make our way to
the Neot Kedumim Biblical Nature Reserve where we
will do hands on learning about the connection between our
Biblical heritage and the land, have our final group summary
session and our farewell dinner. Transfer to Ben
Gurion International Airport for Delta flight # 153
departing to Atlanta at 11:40 PM.
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Lunch on your own
Farewell Dinner at Neot Kedumim |
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Thursday
May 31
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5:50 AM arrival in Atlanta. Connect to Delta flight #4463
departing Atlanta at 7:45 AM, arriving in Nashville at 7:46
AM. |
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