70th Anniversary Celebration Israel Tour April 9 – April 23, 2018

with Messianic Rabbi Jerry Feldman

April 8th – Departure Kansas City 5:20 pm

April 9th - Arrive TLV Ben Gurion 4:20 pm –– Overnight Tel Aviv

April 10th –Independence Hall, Jaffa Museum, Carmel Market, Antipatris, Caesarea (short, just scenic visit), Mt. Carmel (time

permitting), Mt. Arbel – Overnight Galilee

April 11th – Migdal, Jesus Boat, Tabgha, Capernaum, Eremos Cave (Beatitudes), Primacy Church, St. Peter’s Fish lunch, Bethsaida,

Kursi, Susita, Galilee Boat Ride – Overnight Galilee

April 12th – Misgav Am, Dan Excavations and Nature Reserve, Caeserea Philippi, Valley of Tears (OZ 77 Kibbutz Elrom), Qatzrin

Museum, Gamla - Overnight Galilee

April 13th – Tour Old City of Tzfat: 15th century Synagogues, Shopping, (Citadel, Sofer Stam?), Mikveh Center, Immersion in Rabbi Ari

Mikveh (men) in preparation for Shabbat, Joyous Friday Evening Shabbat Synagogue services – Overnight Tzfat

April 14th – Morning Chassidic Synagogue Services, Lunch at hotel, Shabbat rest, Torah Study, after dinner Mt. Meron and the Tomb

of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (dramatic gathering for author of Zohar) – Overnight Tzfat

April 15th – Tzippori, Bet Shearim (or Nazareth), En Harod, Bet Alpha (?), Gilgal Argaman, Elon Moreh (Mt. of Abraham) – Overnight

Samaria

April 16th – Mt. Ebal (Joshua’s Altar), Sebastia - Roman city (Samaria of Jesus’ time) and Omri Palace northern Kingdom of Ahab and

Jezebel, Midnight visit Tomb of Joseph in Shechem (IDF permitting) - Overnight Samaria

April 17th – Dotan (Joseph’s pit), Lunch at Nir’s restaurant (included) on Mt. of Blessing, Mt. Gerizim and Samaritan Village and

Museum (meet Samaritan High Priest), evening light show and Biblical Gardens, Yom HaZichron begins (Israel’s Memorial

Day) – Overnight Samaria

April 18th – Shilo Community (meet David Rubin), Shilo Children’s Fund Institute, Tel Shilo (Tabernacle site), Picnic (best) Pizza lunch

(not incl.), Beit El, Ai, Micmash Pass, Psagot Winery (computerized map of tribal Israel), Gibeah – EVENING 70th Birthday

INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENING CELEBRATION (also, Jerry Feldman’s birthday)! – Overnight Jerusalem

April 19th – Hebron (Caves of Machpelah), Tel Rameiydah (ancient Hebron), tombs of Jesse and Ruth (?), Tekoa, Herodian, Bram

Center (FFOZ) – Spectacular Evening Sound & Light Show Citadel of David

April 20th – (Early Departure) Mt. of Olives, Dominus Flavit Church, Gethsemane, Gallicantu (Caiaphas ‘s House) Schindler’s grave,

Qumran, Dead Sea Swim, Kaysir El Yehud (Jordan River immersion Site), Tel Jericho, Herod’s Jericho, visit Taysir Saada (Arafat’s Man)

and hear testimony at the Hope for Ishmael Center - Shabbat Prayers at the Kotel (Western Wall) - Overnight Jerusalem.

April 21 – Morning Shabbat services or rest, or free day. Late morning walking tour Passion Narrative (trial to crucifixion) sites

including: Kishle (new Praetorium discovery – changes Via Dolorosa), Church of St Alexander Nevsky (Yeshua Gate), Church of the

Holy Sepulchre, (alternative site) Garden Tomb.

April 22 – (Early departure) City of David: 3-D show, Excavations, Tunnels, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam, walk up monumental

stairway to Temple Mount and Davidsons Center Southern Wall Excavations, Burnt House, Temple Institute, walk through Jewish

Quarter, Cardo shopping, Lecture Mt. Zion and the first Messianic Synagogue with Boaz Michael from First Fruits of Zion – Farewell

Dinner – Overnight Jerusalem

April 23 - After breakfast transfer to airport – 12:15 pm flight - arrive Kansas City same day Monday 9:35 pm.