Upon waking each morning, Jews thank G-d for bringing us to this day. I offer thanks to You, living and eternal King, for You have mercifully restored my soul within me, Your faithfulness is great. Thank you for bringing us to this…
Tuesday, 21 June | “Dig For A Day” It’s time to update our resumes–although it would be quite a stretch to have one’s cv read “amateur archaeologist”. Nevertheless, that is exactly what we set out to accomplish upon entering Bet Guvrin National Park….
We started our day at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum. It was a challenging day emotionally, physically and spiritually and our attempt to put it into words was yet another challenge we faced. During a moment of reflection our fellow traveller, Danielle,…
On Shabbat morning we slept in, had a lovely breakfast, and then made our way by taxi to The Israel Museum. As we explored the exhibits, we were intrigued by the history and archaeology exhibits and learned fascinating details about Egyptian artifacts…
This morning started out on the bus heading to the City of David. Because of Ramadan, many streets were closed to traffic and we had to begin at Jaffa Gate and walk through the Old City down to the city of David. …
Wednesday evening we shared a final meal with our Israeli colleagues, boarded our bus and headed for the Kibbutz Ginosar. We rose early Thursday morning and were greeted with our first glimpses of the sea of Galleli. Before loading on the bus…
We were warned that today would be a day of SO MUCH DATA. Latin lesson: “do, dare” means ‘to give,’ and ‘data’ means ‘stuff given,’ i.e., information, or “in other words” (as Avi would say), GIFTS. Today was a day of so…
Day five of our seminar had us saying goodbye to the Ginosar Kibbutz Hotel and heading towards Jerusalem. On our journey we made a stop at Zippori. We began the seminar with the emphasis on the importance of the water supply during…
Today the group ventured to three main sites; Umm el Kanatir Synagogue, Nimrod Fortress, and Tel Dan National Park. After a yummy buffet breakfast at our hotel, Nof Ginosar Kibbutz, we made the drive to our first site, venturing around the Sea…
We left Haifa today and headed towards Akko, a site Avi promised would be “sexy” and it very much lived up to the promise! The amazing remains of the Crusader city were something to behold and the restoration was amazing. While some…
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 With a full night of sleep in a very comfortable hotel in Haifa that helped to defeat the lingering jet lag, the group set out in good form this morning. We have very good fortune of traveling with…
Today we woke up with a lovely view of the Dead Sea and we had our breakfast overlooking the amazing landscape. Then we left for Jerusalem! The group had a chance to visit the Western Wall, where we wrote little prayers on tiny pieces of…