Shomron / Samaria
13-Day SUCCOT TOUR 2011
Of The Unexplored Original Bible Land!
The Disputed Promised Land - As Yet Unclaimed
By Its Destined Heirs
TOUR ITINERARY
October 8 - 20, 2010
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FRI Oct 7 |
SAT Oct 8 SACRED DAY |
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YOM KIPPUR
Judgment Day |
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Jerusalem |
Jerusalem |
Meeting Leadership and Tour Members |
At Leisure
FAST DAY
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Biblical Gardens |
Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum
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Herzl Museum
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Walking Tour
Old City w/ Rabbi Feld |
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Succot Emblems & Significance |
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Eve of YOM KIPPUR Fast Day |
Breaking the Fast /
Welcome Supper |
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THU Oct 13 |
FRI Oct 14 |
SAT Oct 15 Weekly Shabbat |
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Shomron #1 |
Succot 1st Day |
Shomron #2 |
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Galilee Tour |
Local Vicinity |
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Megiddo |
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Evening Out |
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Mt. Gilboa |
Eve of Succot & Tour |
Jaffa Tel Aviv Beach Front |
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Eve Barbeque |
Jordan Valley
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THU Oct 20 Feast Day Shabbat |
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Shomron #3 |
Shomron #4 |
Visit to the "Foot print" |
8th Day Succot |
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Jordan Valley |
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Farewell Dinner |
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The SHOMRON AREA TOURS will include the following places as circumstances allow:
- See the route which the first Israelites followed to enter the
Land after the Exodus. - Hill-top settlements.
- Meet the brave Jewish settlers in their homes.
- Shomron Wineries, factories, farms.
- Many major towns and farm areas of Shomron.
- Established towns and suburbs.
- Ariel, Karnei Shomron.
- Mt. Gerizim (next to Shechem / Nablus).
- Samaria – city of the remnants of ancient Samarians.
- Shiloh (where 1st Tabernacle stood 250 years before
Jerusalem Temple). - The Jordan Valley, Jezreel Valley and Gilboa Mountain range.
- All-day 4x4 Wilderness drive.
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If military circumstances allow:
- Sebastia (Samaria) - The ancient capital city of the 10 Tribes, of King Ahaz, Jeroboam and Jezebel.
- Joshua’s Altar on Mount Ebal to reconstitute the Covenant of Sinai - the first structure that the Israelites build in the Land!
Other features of the Succot Tour:
- Celebrate Succot in Israel; partake in authentic Israelite celebrations, including Simcha Torah, dancing with the Torah Scrolls.
- Observe and experience the future Home Land of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel destined to Return to the Land of their forefathers - which was also the Land where the twelve Tribes settled (after the Exodus from Egypt) at their first entry into the Promised Land.
- Visit Herzl Museum of Zionism - Meet the man whose vision and labors recreated modern Israel!
- Visit Yad VaShem - Experience the horrors of the Holocaust!
- Jerusalem - Walking tour in ancient City of David, visit Herzl Museum of Zionism, Yad VaShem Holocaust Museum.
- Motzei Shabbat (Sat. evening) experience on the promenades of the beach front of Tel Aviv and ancient Jaffa.
- Full-day visit to the 600-acre Biblical Park featuring Biblical botany, lectures on the meaning of the Biblical Feasts, their agricultural emblems and their Biblical significance.
- Discussions, talks (including Rabbinic and top Shomron key people), guidance, practical information, getting fully acquainted with the Biblical Prophetic Vision for the future of this Biblical Wonderland.
- Guidance on the problems facing returning 10-Tribers, how to acquire property and settle in the Land.
- Shabbat and Festive celebrations in traditional custom and style.
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MORE below ….
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
BIBLICAL GARDENS
- Neot Kedumim — a 600 Acre Botanical Garden in which Biblical trees and plants have been restored.
- Ancient water and olive mills.
- Specialist Guide relating the meaning and importance of trees and plants in the Sacred Feast Days and Festivals.
- Understand the agricultural background to the Feasts, reflecting its spiritual meaning, especially for re-identifying 10-Tribers.
"The Biblical Landscape Reserve in Israel is a unique endeavor to re-create the physical setting of the Bible in all its depth and detail. Far more than a "garden" showing various biblical plants, Neot Kedumim embodies the panorama and power of the landscapes that helped shape the values of the Bible and provided a rich vocabulary for expressing them.
"The Bible conveys its ideas not in abstract terms, but through a clear and vivid record of long human interaction with the land of Israel. Neot Kedumim draws on a variety of disciplines — such as Bible scholarship, botany, zoology, geography, history, and archaeology — to bring the Bible and its commentaries to life."
Refer To Neot Kidumim Web Site at:
http://www.n-k.org.il/public/english/what/what.htm
JERUSALEM
Herzl Museum of Zionism – Audio visual presentations of Theodor Herzl's struggles at the turn of the last century, to initiate interest amongst Jews for a Return to the Land. He died a disillusioned man in 1904, not realizing the Wonder of the Rebirth of Israel which his ideas and labours had brought about, man alone.
Yad VaShem Museum of the Holocuast – Experience the trauma of the Holocaust, vividly displayed with visuals, films and records.
SHOMRON (Samaria)
Abraham's View – when God showed him the Promised Land from the summit of Mt Kabir View point - looking North across the Valley by which ancient Israel entered the Land in the Exodus – the Shomron mountains towards Galilee
- Walk in the footsteps of the ancient Ten Tribes in the hidden and yet undiscovered Bible Land – the original areas where the 12 Tribes of Israel entered and lived for centuries before the Temple in Jerusalem was erected. Enjoy the sites of the Land which Abraham and the patriarchs were granted at their entry to the Promised Land – much of it (to the North) still unspoilt as in those days 3500 years ago!
- Observe the struggles and the amazing faith of modern Jewish settlers who settle these areas against the wishes of the world and even their own government of Israel. The Shomron is today the much disputed land from which the Arabs, supported by the entire world, wish to prevent Jews from living and settling. It also is the ancient Homeland as well as the Promised future Land for the returning 10 Tribes of Israel, after their exile of nearly 3000 years.
- See Bible Prophecy in fulfillment as the mountains of Shomron once again produce wines as foretold by ancient Prophets, when the nation shall return from exile.
- Visit the hill-top settlements and farms of Jewish settlers. Behold their struggles to develop the Land. See their successes as settlements start to thrive on the long deserted hills of Shomron.
The synagogue in Shiloh built to the model of the Tabernacle which stood in Shiloh 400 years before the Temple in Jerusalem
- Shiloh – the resting Place of the Tabernacle 400 years before the Ark was moved to Jerusalem. Visit the synagogue built to the shape of the ancient Tabernacle.
- Mt Kabir – Opposite the Site of Joshua's Altar. Stand on the mountain peak where Avraham was shown his Inheritance – and observe the extent of the Promised Land as shown to Him by God.
- Visit the Jewish farming area of Itamar, the largest 'municipal' area in Israel.
- Drive along the ancient Road of the Prophets, leading to Galilee North from Jerusalem – the same main road area that the ancient Israelites traversed.
- See the modern towns that have arisen from these settlements, spread over the hill tops of Shomron.
- These are just a few of the many highlights which you will enjoy in this Biblical Wonderland, which is yet unknown to modern tourists and even to most Israelis.
The following 2 unique Tours to "unseen territory" occur only if access by military escort is allowed. These sites are normally opened for one day only during festive periods.
On the Way to Joshua’s Altar on Mt. Ebal - with military escort
Tour guides finalizing route arrangements to Joshua’s Altar under military escort
Entering the archeological compound of Joshua's Altar
- Joshua's Altar – on Mt. Ebal (Mt. of Curses) where Joshua built an altar and recommemorated the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The original remains of the Altar were built 3500 yrs ago when the 12 Tribes entered the Promised Land. Probably the most ancient archeological remains in Israel, unvisited by tourists and Israelis. Special opportunity under military escort.
- Sebastia – ancient capitol of the Northern 10 Tribes, home of evil King Ahaz and Jezebel.
TOUR COST
- 7500 Shekels – payable in Israeli Shekels (approx. US $2000)
- All inclusive for 3 meals per day, accommodation, tours, travelling, entrance fees, professional Tour Guide, wine, beverages, free broad band Internet access in Guest House, personal specialist guidance with information gathering.
- FREE BONUS: Your accommodation will be extended up to THREE FREE nights immediately outside of the official announced dates of the tour. But these days will NOT include meals.
- At your own expense:: Your Air fare and your transfer travel costs between the airport and the Guest House (approx. $60 each way). You will receive instructions on arranging a secure Taxi service from the Airport right to our doorstep.
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