ICJS Proposed Itinerary
May 15 – May 28, 2014
Thursday May 15
Depart ICJS via deluxe motor coach for Newark’s Liberty International Airport. Depart the United States on your International flight to Israel. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
Friday May 16
Upon arrival in Israel, you will be met and assisted by an Abrams Travel representative and escorted to meet your driver and guide.
· Mount of the Beatitudes, traditional site of the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:1-11, Lk 6:17-22)
· Tabgha, traditional site of the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes (Mt 14:13-21, Mk 6:32-44, Lk 9:10b-17, Jn 6:1-15) and of the fourth resurrection appearance (Jn 21:1-24)
· Capernaum and the remains of a 2nd century synagogue; according to tradition, the town Jesus selected as the center of his public ministry in the Galilee, and the traditional site of Jesus’ teaching in the synagogue (Mk 1:21-28, Lk 4:31-37)
· Nof Ginosar, our Kibbutz hotel on the shores of the Sea of Galilee
· Welcome in Shabbat
Saturday May 17
We will remain at Nof Ginosar today
· Shabbat celebration, study, and rest
· Guest speaker TBD
· Educational seminar
· Havdalah ceremony concluding Shabbat
Sunday May 18
· Prayer and Reflection
· Study Session
· Rabbi Dr. Marc Rosenstein, Director of the Israel Rabbinic Program and the Galilee Foundation for Value Education
· Beit Alpha, ancient Byzantine-era synagogue with mosaic floor depicting the signs of the zodiac as they correspond to the lunar Hebrew months
· National Park of Tziporri (Sepphoris), traditional site of the codification of the Mishnah
· Beit Shean, one of the most expansive Roman excavations in the Middle East
· Return to Nof Ginosar for dinner and overnight
Monday May 19
· Tiberius, Cana, and Nazareth
· Yemin Orde Youth Aliyah Village
· Caesarea, the ancient port and Roman amphitheatre
· Jerusalem and panoramic view of the Old City
· Walking Tour of Jerusalem (Windmill area; Rehavia; etc); Guest Speaker TBD
· Check in to hotel for dinner and overnight: TBD
Tuesday May 20
· Jewish Quarter, The Burnt House (home of the High Priest during the Second Temple period)
· City of David, the oldest settled neighborhood of Jerusalem and site of Kind David’s palace and capital
· The Old City of Jerusalem, the Davidson Center, the Southern Wall excavations
· Western Wall/Kotel; walk through the tunnel that follows the underground portion of the wall; exit along the Via Dolorosa; Antonia Fortress, Ecce Homo Arch, Church of St. Anne, Pool of Bethesda, Arab Bazaar, Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Christian Quarter)
· Guest Speaker TBD
· Dinner and overnight, Jerusalem
Wednesday May 21
· Morning Seminar Guest Speaker TBD
· Yad Vashem, memorial to the six million who perished in the Holocaust; Or Educational Center, Hall of Remembrance, Valley of the Lost Cities, The Children’s Museum, Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles
· Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book, the Dead Sea Scrolls, model of 2nd Century Jerusalem; Guest Speaker TBD
· Dinner and overnight, Jerusalem
Thursday May 22
· Hartman Institute, study sessions)
· Al-Quds University, study sessions, meet with Prof. Sari Nusseibeh
· Meet with a representative of the Bereaved Families Circle
· Return to hotel for dinner and overnight
Friday May 23
· Tantur Ecumenical Institute located near Bethlehem and Jerusalem
· Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity, Shepherds Fields; Guest Speaker TBD
· Kabalat Shabbat Services at Kol HaNeshama
· Shabbat dinner and overnight, Jerusalem
Saturday May 24
· Services for those who wish to participate at HUC or Shirah Hadasha
· Lunch at the hotel
· Study session Guest Speaker TBD
· Dinner and overnight, Jerusalem
Sunday May 25
· Services at one of the local churches
· Ramallah (Palestinian Authority), Guest Speaker TBD
· Maaleh Adumim (West Bank)
· Separation Fence, discussion of its ramifications for Israelis and Palestinians
· Dinner and overnight, Jerusalem
Monday May 26
· Neve Shalom / Waahat aI Salaam (Hebrew and Arabic for Oasis of Peace): A village jointly established by Jewish and Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel that is engaged in educational work for peace, equality, and understanding between the two peoples, Educational Seminar
· Meet with Ari Elon, a teacher from Binah, a secular Israeli yeshiva; meet with MK Ruth Calderon
· Dinner and overnight, Tel Aviv, Guest Lecture by Etti Tammuz on Israeli literature and poetry
Tuesday May 27
· Independence Hall, where David Ben Gurion declared the State of Israel
· Nachalat Benyamin Street Fair, open air Carmel Market
· Bauhaus architecture that has given Tel Aviv the name “The White City”
· Rabin Center, to learn more about the history of Israeli society
· Walk through the ancient streets of Jaffa before enjoying a Farewell Dinner: Maganda
· Evening transfer to airport for return flight to the United States
Wednesday May 28
Arrive Newark’s Liberty International Airport; return to Baltimore via deluxe motor coach
Itinerary subject to change
06/19/2013
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