Beit Tehila 2016 Tabernacles Tour

Beit Tehila 2016
Tabernacles Tour
Join Beit Tehila Congregation as we
celebrate a Hebraic Roots Sukkot in
Jerusalem with our brother Judah for the
Feast of Tabernacles!
Day 1 Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Depart Tampa airport on Tuesday October 18 at 11:15 AM arriving in Newark at 2 PM
Depart Newark airport at 04:40 PM arriving in Israel on Wednesday October 19 at 10:15 AM.
Day 2 Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Arrival in Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv. Meet, and be assisted by a Lipkin Tours representative responsible for your
tour of Israel. Your guide and driver will take you to our Jerusalem hotel. After lunch and some rest time, we will join
Feast of Tabernacles celebrations in Israel.
Overnight at Jerusalem hotel
Day 3 Thursday, October 20, 2016
After Breakfast, we head to the Old City of Jerusalem. We enter the city through the Zion gate and tour the Jewish
Quarter. There we will visit the Temple Institute where holy vessels are being prepared for the building of the Third
Temple. After lunch, we stop at a marvelous lookout point over Temple mount. We continue our decent to the Western
Wall where we will have time for prayer. We return to the Feast of Tabernacles celebrations.
Overnight at Jerusalem hotel
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change
Day 4 Friday, October 21, 2016
Today we will visit the biblical mountains of Samaria. We start at Bet El where Jacob had the Dream of The Ladder.
We continue to ancient Shiloh where the Tabernacle stood for 369 years. Then on to Mt. Gerizim where we will meet
Christian volunteers that are helping the farmers in Samaria. After visiting a lookout over city of Shechem, we head
back to Jerusalem for Shabbat.
Overnight at Jerusalem hotel
Day 5 Shabbat, October 22, 2016
After breakfast, we drive to the top of the Mt. of Olives. From the top of the Mount there is a magnificent view over all
of ancient and modern Jerusalem, the center of the biblical world. We walk down the "Palm Sunday Road" to the
Garden of Gethsemane (time for prayer). We continue to the Kidron Valley and visit 2,000-year-old monuments. Our
bus will pick us up and take us to King David's tomb. We finish this memorable day at the Garden Tomb.
Overnight at Jerusalem hotel
Day 6 Sunday, October 23, 2016
Today we will visit the tribal lands of Judah. We begin our day with a drive to Hebron where we will visit the tomb of
the Patriarchs and the remains of the ancient city. We continue southward to Susya, a Jewish village that flourished
during the Bar Kochva rebellion against the Romans. We head to the capital of the Negev desert, Beer Sheva,
where we will visit Abraham's Well.
Overnight at Kibbutz guesthouse
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change
Day 7 Monday, October 24, 2016
After breakfast, we drive to Kibbutz Sde Boker where we will learn about Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben
Gurion. We continue to the nearby desert oasis of Ein Ovdat for a short nature hike. After lunch, we continue
southward to Mitzpe Ramon. Here, we will visit the Machtesh visitor center and learn about the geology and wild life
of this special area.
Overnight at Kibbutz guesthouse
Day 8 Tuesday, October 25, 2016
We start our day at ancient Arad followed by a meeting with Israeli-Canadian sculptor Rick Wienecke and his
sculpture: "Fountain of Tears" After lunch we head to Masada - the scene of the last Jewish resistance against the
Romans. We continue to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on the face of the Earth. You will have plenty of time at the
shores of the Dead Sea and bath in mineral rich waters (Dead Sea SPA).
Overnight at Dead Sea hotel
Day 9 Wednesday, October 26, 2016
We begin our day at the caves of Kumran where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Our next stop is Genesis
Land where we will enjoy a camel ride and a special biblical lunch at Abraham's tent. We continue northward to
Gilgal where a mysterious footstep enclosure from the Israelite period was found. Next to Nazareth Village - an
open-air museum in Nazareth, that reconstructs and reenacts village life in the Galilee in the time of Yehsua.
Overnight at Galilee hotel
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change
Day 10 Thursday, October 27, 2016
We drive up to the Golan Heights where we will hear IDF soldiers talk about their army service and bring them gifts.
Next, we stop at Mt. Bental, a lookout point where we can see the "Road to Damascus". After an exciting ATV / Jeep
ride we continue to Banias, one of the sources of the River Jordan, the site of Caesarea Philippi where the Apostle
Peter made his great confession of faith in Yeshua as the Christ (Matth. 16:13-17).
Overnight at Galilee hotel
Day 11 Friday, October 28, 2016
After breakfast, we head to the Safed, the fourth most holy city to Jews. We will walk the mysterious streets of the old
city and learn about the Jewish traditions in this special city. After some time for shopping, we continue with a short
hike at the Pisga trail. Our next stop is Kibbutz Misgav AM where we will hear about the realities of living on the
border with Lebanon. We return to our hotel and prepare for Shabbat.
Overnight at Galilee hotel
Day 12 Saturday, October 29, 2016
The Sea of Galilee is rich in memories of the three years of Jesus' ministry around its shores. We begin this day with
a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to visit the ruins of Capernaum, which in Jesus' time was a flourishing border
town and was called "his own city". We leave the Galilee and head to Tel Aviv. Here we will visit ancient Jaffa (New
Testament Joppa) where the Apostle Peter had a vision. After check in, we go out for a festive farewell dinner.
Overnight at Tel Aviv hotel
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change
Day 13 Sunday, October 30, 2016
After Breakfast and checkout we head to Ben Gurion Airport and check in for our homebound flight, rejoicing and
putting our trust in the Lord, remembering the words of the Psalmist in Psalm 125:1: "Those who trust in the LORD
are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever".
Depart and 12:15 PM arriving in Newark at 06:25 PM. Depart Newark at 08:40 PM arriving in Tampa at 11:40 PM
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change