MJAA ISRAEL TOUR: April 18-28, 2010
Co-hosted by Larry Feldman, Joel Chernoff and Paul Wilbur
See and Experience Israel in a way you've never experienced before!
Day 1 - Depart USA
Departure from United States. Meals served during flight.
Day 2 - Tel Aviv
Arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport and meet our guide who will welcome us to the Land of the Bible and escort us throughout our stay in Israel. Optional meeting and worship with Dugit Messianic congregation in Tel Aviv (subject to arrival time).Dinner & overnight in Tel Aviv Hotel
Day 3 - Joseph Project, Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Armageddon
This morning visit the Joseph Project in Rosh HaAyin and tour and have a presentation of the new facility. Continue to Caesarea at the Mediterranean Sea which was the Roman capital of Judah during the reign of Herod the Great. Continue on to Mt Carmel where Elijah held a contest against the false prophets of Ba’al. Drive via Armageddon to see the ancient tel. Continue to the shores of the Sea of Galilee. In the evening you may stroll on the promenade in downtown Tiberias. For those who wish, we can visit the Diamond Factory. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Tiberias.
Day 4 - The Galilee and Golan Heights
Enjoy a most memorable Boat Ride to Capernaum and visit the center of Yeshua's ministry in the Galilee. Drive to Mount of Beatitudes; “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God” (Mt. 5:9). Continue north to Hazor, one of the oldest archaeological sites in Israel. Here Joshua fought against Jabin. Hazor was later fortified by Solomon. Return to Tiberias via the Golan Heights where you will enjoy a jeep ride in this scenic part of Israel. This evening have the opportunity for an Immersion service at Yardenit. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Tiberias.
Day 5 - Rafting on the Jordan, Massada and Dead Sea
This morning enjoy a fun and challenging experience kayak rafting on the Jordan River. Departing the North, pass Jericho and visit Massada Herod’s Palace overlooking the Dead Sea where the zealots made their last stand against the might of Rome in 73 AD. ascend to Jerusalem. Overnight and dinner at your hotel on the Dead Sea.
Day 6 - Beersheva, Revivim, Sde Boker, Avdat, and HaMakhtesh Crater
Enjoy free time today for a dip in the Dead Sea or spa treatments or explore the northern Negev region of Israel when you visit the ancient tel at Beersheva, a Negev agricultural center at Revivim, Ben Gurion's grave at Sde Boker, the Wilderness of Sin at Avdat, and finally a scenic overlook of the HaMakhtesh Crater. Return for overnight and dinner at your hotel on the Dead Sea.
Day 7 - Jerusalem
Depart the Dead Sea this morning and visit Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. View Jerusalem for the first time when you visit the Mount of Olives and view the entire city. Proceed to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of all Nations. Visit the Israel Museum, where we will see the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed and the scale Model of Ancient Jerusalem. Drive to Overnight and dinner at the hotel in Jerusalem.
Day 8 - Mt. Zion, City of David and Israel Museum
We will enter the Old City via the Dung Gate. See the important excavations taking place at the Western Wall and the Southern Temple Staircase at the Davidson Center. See the Temple Mount where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac and where the Dome of the Rock and El Aqsa Mosque now stand. Walk through the Cardo; see the original Roman street and the amazing remains of the massive wall built by Hezekiah. Visit the Temple Institute. We will visit the Rabbinical Tunnel which takes us underground to the base of the Temple Mount. Conclude your day with a visit to the Jewish Quarter and the Jewish Quarter Museum. In the museum, you will learn how the Jewish Quarter was under siege for over 150 days from December 1947 until May 1948. When the Independence War broke out 200 fighters from the Hagana, Irgun, and Lechi protected the quarter.
Day 9 - Mt. Zion, City of David and Hezekiah’s Tunnel
Visit Mt. Zion to see the Tomb of King David. Next visit the City of David and walk through the excavations dating back to the time of the conquest of the Jebusite city by King David. See (and walk through if you desire) Hezekiah's Tunnel and the newly discovered Pool of Siloam. In the afternoon visit Ammunition Hill, the site of one of the most strategic battles of the Six Day War. Overnight and dinner at the hotel in Jerusalem.
Day 10 - Herzel Center, Yad Vashem and Genesis Land
After breakfast visit Herzl Center and Museum. The new Herzl Museum is a sophisticated audiovisual display that recounts the life story of Herzl - his aspirations, disappointments and turbulent personal journey. The experience it offers presents this extraordinary man both as a historical figure from the past, and as an inspiring visionary of the future whose dreams challenge Zionists today as they did over a century ago. We will visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Farewell dinner in Genesis Land (Eretz Bereshit) in Abraham's Tent, we will enjoy a trip back in time. Transfer to the airport for your flight home this evening.
Day 11 - Return
Arrive in the USA